“I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.” – 1 John 2:12 In 1915, George Burdick, the city editor of The New York Tribune, refused to testify before a federal grand jury about his sources for an article on fraud in the United States Custom House in New York. Burdick said he might incriminate himself in his testimony. The federal prosecutor saw a quick Presidential pardon as the answer to this problem, and President Woodrow Wilson agreed. Wilson gave Burdick “a full and unconditional pardon for all offenses against the United States” he might have committed in connection with the article and for any other matter the grand jury might ask him about. But Burdick refused the pardon and was locked up. The case went before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court held that Burdick was within his rights and ordered him discharged. The Court ruled “A pardon is an act of grace, proceeding from the power entrusted with the execution of the laws.” A pardon carries an imputation of guilt, and accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt. On the account of Jesus Christ, we have been pardoned from our sins. Today in prayer, praise the Lord for forgiving you. “We have a free, full, final, forever forgiveness in the atoning work of Christ.” – J. Sidlow Baxter God’s Word: “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” – Hebrews 8:12 Daily Devotionals by Peter Kennedy
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