God, in forgiving a man, gives him the heredity of His own Son, i.e., He turns him into the standard of the Forgiver. Forgiveness is a revelation—hope for the hopeless; that is the message of the Gospel. A man may say, “I don’t deny that God will forgive me, but what about the folks I have put wrong? Can God give me a clearing-house for my conscience?” (Hebrews 9:14). It is because these things are neglected in the presentation of Redemption that men are kept away from Jesus Christ. Men are kept