What Tiger Woods Really Needs

Today Tiger Woods apologized various times for his infidelity at a called new conference. He acted very sincere and humble. He said that he had veered off course from what his Buddhist faith had taught him growing up. But he never said anything about receiving forgiveness or redemption from his Buddhist god or teachers of that religion.

So is Tiger Woods still carrying the guilt of his wrongdoing? Has he received redemption and forgiveness?

As I already stated, he did apologize and we presume that he ask his wife for her forgiveness. But does that take away the sin? No doubt it makes the consequences of the sin or sins easier, but the sin and the guilt is still there.

In the Old Testament, under the law, when a person sinned he would bring a sacrifice to the brazen altar to atone for his sin. The word atonement means "to cover." The sin and the guilt still exists after the offering, but the blood of bulls and goats could only cover...not take it away.

In Psalm 51, David understood the power of God's forgiveness provided for in the sacrificial death of God's son, Jesus Christ.

"Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin." [Psalm 51:1,2,NKJV]

This is what Tiger so badly needs...true, liberating, cleansing forgiveness from the one that he sinned against. Buddhism, his wife, his kids, the media, his mother; no human or institution can provide that. This is why Jesus came into the world...to seek and save those who are lost...to provide for the forgiveness of sins.

Matt 26:28 "for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins." NASU

-Pastor