Can Murder Be Forgiven?
1) Direct Answer
Yes. Murder can be forgiven through the blood of Jesus Christ when there is true repentance and faith. The only sin the Bible marks as unforgivable is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit—not murder.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- The Bible says, “All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men,” except blasphemy against the Holy Ghost (Matthew 12:31).
- “The blood of Jesus Christ… cleanseth us from all sin… If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive” (1 John 1:7,9).
- David arranged the death of Uriah. When he confessed, God’s prophet said, “The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die” (2 Samuel 12:13). He was forgiven, though he still faced consequences.
- Moses killed an Egyptian (Exodus 2:12), yet God received him and used him.
- Saul of Tarsus consented to Stephen’s death, persecuted the church, and testified, “I obtained mercy… Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief” (see Acts 7–9; 1 Timothy 1:13–16).
- At the cross Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them” (Luke 23:34)—for the very ones taking His life.
- Someone will point to “no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him” (1 John 3:15). That’s the unrepentant state. In Christ we become “a new creature” (2 Corinthians 5:17). Forgiven, you are not what you were.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
- If Christ’s blood cleanses from all sin, and murder is sin, then murder can be cleansed when a person truly repents.
- Forgiveness does not erase earthly consequences. David was forgiven but still reaped what he sowed (Galatians 6:7). The civil authority “beareth not the sword in vain” (Romans 13:4). Doing right includes confessing, making what restitution you can, and accepting just consequences.
- Godly repentance is not a loophole for planned evil; it is a broken heart that turns from sin and submits to God.
4) Reinforcing Statement
So if this is on your conscience, don’t argue with the Word—come under the Blood now. Confess your sin to God, make things right where possible, and trust the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. His mercy is greater than your worst sin, and He can make you new.
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What did the Laodicean Church Age (our age) Angel (- messenger) Say about this?
Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
The unpardonable sin
54-1024 §63
Now Paul said, "That was under Moses' law. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses that caught him in the act. How much more will it be when a man lays his head on the Lamb of God, the Son of God?" And His torn heart! He was bruised. And His tears running from His cheeks; the thorns on His crown; the blood running over His face mingled with salty tears into His striped body. And a man will come and say, "Yes, I'm convinced that that's the Son of God," and then will turn around an...
In His presence
62-0909E §60
A little woman one time come in the presence of God, as guilty as she could be. In a moment when she realized that she was in the presence of God, every sin was forgiven and she was as pure and white as a lily. Oh, my! How many more I could call off here of people, time wouldn't permit. But I want to talk a little bit about myself. What could've been any lower than me? Where was I? Come out of a family of drunkards, come out of a family of murderers, come out of a family of bootleggers. And you know that, every one...