Does Time Forgive Sin?

4 years later it seems that the so-called "wardrobe malfunction" isn't such a big deal. Yesterday a Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out a fine of $550,000 against CBS for Janet Jackson extremely inappropriate accident during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.

I don't care much about the legal stuff or the FCC's reputation (which seems to have played a part in the decision). My question is simple, is sin more forgivable because of time. It has been four years and the shock value of the incident has long passed. Could this decision have been made right after the incident? If not, could this standard be applied to all sin?

"[the Lord is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty" (Exodus 34:6-7).

The Bible doesn't allow time to be a savior. If you only committed one sin as a child and lived to be 100 you would still be guilty as a law breaker. The only hope we have is in the substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ.

Grace and Peace,
Stephen