When I truly repent and humble myself before God, I know He is faithful and just to forgive me and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. It's through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross that I can receive this forgiveness. It's such a gift.
And you know, it makes me think about how God wants me to extend that same grace to others. He wants me to reflect His love to everyone around me, to be a reflection of Jesus in every moment. It's a challenge sometimes, but it's so important.
Forgiving others, I've found, is really about freeing myself. It's about healing those deep wounds and finding freedom from bitterness. It's not easy, but it's so worth it.
I want to practice gratitude and turn away from sin, coming to God with a repentant heart, knowing He will always forgive me. And hopefully, I can pay that forward and offer forgiveness just as freely as I've received it.
“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.
“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven;
“Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.”
Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Let it be known to you therefore, brothers and sisters, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you;
Therefore I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son,in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.”
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.
The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up, and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven.
While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent,
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if my brother or sister sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?”Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.
Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord: If your sins are like scarlet, will they become like snow? If they are red like crimson, will they become like wool?
“Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered;blessed is the one against whom the Lord will not reckon sin.”
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life.But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.Much more surely, therefore, since we have now been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God.
If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. In fact, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ.And we do this so that we may not be outwitted by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his designs.
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”Instead, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink, for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.”
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy, blot out my transgressions.Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Be on your guard! If a brother or sister sins, you must rebuke the offender, and if there is repentance, you must forgive.And if the same person sins against you seven times a day and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive.”
My brothers and sisters, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you yourselves are not tempted.
One who forgives an affront fosters friendship, but one who dwells on disputes will alienate a friend.
for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing.
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.
I alone am the one who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.
I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you;I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.” ’So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”]] And they cast lots to divide his clothing.
No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate,for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”Instead, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink, for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.”Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
let the wicked forsake their way and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with him, when he forgave us all our trespasses,erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.
“Do not judge, so that you may not be judged.For the judgment you give will be the judgment you get, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.
since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
And some people were carrying to him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, child; your sins are forgiven.”
or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs;