An Unforgivable Sin

Published: May 22, 2020, midnight

b'\\u201cBrianna, come on. Open the door. What\\u2019s wrong?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d asked Kaylin. She heard her best friend crying and pried open the door. Finding Brianna curled up on the bathroom floor, Kaylin knelt down next to her.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153My parents are going to kill me!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Brianna cried, unable to see Kaylin through her tears.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Why? What happened?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Kaylin asked.\\nBrianna pointed to the counter top. A positive pregnancy test sat there.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Oh, Brianna.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Kaylin wrapped her friend in a hug.\\nBrianna sighed deeply. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Josh and I broke up. He doesn\\u2019t want anything to do with me or this baby. What am I going to do? Having premarital sex is an unforgivable sin to my parents.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Even if your parents don\\u2019t forgive you, you know God will because you belong to Jesus,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d said Kaylin. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Your sins are nailed to the cross.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\n\\u2022 \\u2022 \\u2022\\nThat night, Kaylin stood with Brianna as she told her parents the news.\\nTears spilled down Brianna\\u2019s cheeks. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I know this is an unforgivable sin. You guys don\\u2019t love me anymore, do you?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nThat\\u2019s when Brianna\\u2019s parents took her into their arms. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Brianna, we love you,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d said her dad.\\nMom nodded. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153This isn\\u2019t unforgivable,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d she whispered. \\u2022 Alexis Wohler\\n\\u2022 Reread today\\u2019s Scripture passage. In Christ, why is there no unforgivable sin?\\n\\u2022 If you\\u2019re facing a situation like Brianna\\u2019s, who are trusted Christians in your life you can reach out to for help? \\n\\u2022 If you\\u2019re facing an unexpected pregnancy and need someone to talk to, you can get caring, confidential, and free support through the Pregnancy Decision Line at pregnancydecisionline.org/contact-us\\nFor God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPsalm 103:10-14; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 John 1:9-2:1'