God is approached through Jesus Christ, the Mediator, the only way through which He forgives sins. God cannot forgive sins at the expense of His justice, His holiness, and His truth. But He does forgive sins and that fully. There are no sins He will not forgive in and through the Lord Jesus Christ. This is the sinner’s only hope, and if he rests here in sincere faith, he is sure of pardon and that full and free. There is only one channel and that is accessible to all, and through that channel a rich and abundant forgiveness awaits the penitent, contrite soul and the darkest sins are forgiven. These lessons were taught to the chosen people of God thousands of years ago, and repeated in various symbols and figures, that the work of truth might be riveted in every heart, that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins.... Justice demanded the sufferings of man; but Christ rendered the sufferings of a God. He needed no atonement of suffering for Himself; all His sufferings were for us; all His merits and holiness were open to fallen man, presented as a gift. {FLB 102.4}

Gud er rykket nærmere ved Jesus Kristus, mellemmanden, den eneste vej hvori Han tilgiver synder. Gud kan ikke tilgive synder på bekostning af Hans retfærdighed, Hans hellighed, og Hans sandhed. Men Han tilgiver synder og det fuldt og helt. Der er ingen synder Han ikke vil tilgive igennem Herren Jesus Kristus. Dette er synderens eneste håb, og hvis han hviler her i oprigtig tro, er han forvisset på tilgivelse, og det helt og aldeles. Der er kun en kanal og den har alle adgang til, og igennem den kanal venter den angrende og brødebetyngede sjæl en rig og overvældende tilgivelse, og de mørkeste synder er tilgivet. Disse lektier lærte Guds udvalgte folk for tusindvis år siden. De blev gentaget i forskellige symboler og figurer, at sandhedens værk må nagles i ethvert hjerte: At uden udgydelse af blod er der ingen tilgivelse af synder. . . . Retfærdighed kræver menneskets lidelser; men Kristus ydede en Guds lidelser. Han behøvede ingen soning for de lidelser han selv udstod; alle hans lidelser var for vor skyld; og Hans fortjenester og hellighed blev åbnet op for faldne mennesker, overbragt som en gave.