Friday, September 4, 2009

Thoughts on Forgiveness from the Good Book




Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

"Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, "Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."

Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.

PRAISE THE LORD!

1 comment:

ShutterSpeed said...

That actually really demonstrates to me how many times our Holy Word says, "forgvie," and how eye-opening that is.