
But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from everything we’ve done wrong.
Be kind, compassionate, and forgiving to each other, in the same way God forgave you in Christ.
Come now, and let’s settle this, says the LORD. Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow. If they are red as crimson, they will become like wool.
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity, overlooking the sin of the few remaining for his inheritance? He doesn’t hold on to his anger forever; he delights in faithful love.He will once again have compassion on us; he will tread down our iniquities. You will hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea.
I, I am the one who wipes out your rebellious behavior for my sake. I won’t remember your sin.
So then, if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation. The old things have gone away, and look, new things have arrived!
“because I will be lenient toward their unjust actions, ” “and I won’t remember their sins anymore.”
Be tolerant with each other and, if someone has a complaint against anyone, forgive each other. As the Lord forgave you, so also forgive each other.
So I admitted my sin to you; I didn’t conceal my guilt. “I’ll confess my sins to the LORD, ” is what I said. Then you removed the guilt of my sin. Selah
“Come to me, all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.
Those who hide their sins won’t succeed, but those who confess and give them up will receive mercy.
because, my Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of faithful love for all those who cry out to you.
“Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Let the wicked abandon their ways and the sinful their schemes. Let them return to the LORD so that he may have mercy on them, to our God, because he is generous with forgiveness.
If you kept track of sins, LORD— my Lord, who would stand a chance?But forgiveness is with you— that’s why you are honored.
“If you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if you don’t forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your sins.
God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through him.
He said to me, “My grace is enough for you, because power is made perfect in weakness.” So I’ll gladly spend my time bragging about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power can rest on me.
Have mercy on me, God, according to your faithful love! Wipe away my wrongdoings according to your great compassion!Wash me completely clean of my guilt; purify me from my sin!
All have sinned and fall short of God’s glory,but all are treated as righteous freely by his grace because of a ransom that was paid by Christ Jesus.
We have been ransomed through his Son’s blood, and we have forgiveness for our failures based on his overflowing grace,
The LORD saves his servants’ lives; all those who take refuge in him won’t be held responsible for anything.
This is why I tell you that her many sins have been forgiven; so she has shown great love. The one who is forgiven little loves little.”
They will no longer need to teach each other to say, “Know the LORD!” because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD; for I will forgive their wrongdoing and never again remember their sins.
But don’t remember the sins of my youth or my wrongdoing. Remember me only according to your faithful love for the sake of your goodness, LORD.
This saying is reliable and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I’m the biggest sinner of all.
That is what some of you used to be! But you were washed clean, you were made holy to God, and you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
But now, says the LORD— the one who created you, Jacob, the one who formed you, Israel: Don’t fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine.
Don’t be conformed to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you can figure out what God’s will is—what is good and pleasing and mature.
how much more will the blood of Jesus wash our consciences clean from dead works in order to serve the living God? He offered himself to God through the eternal Spirit as a sacrifice without any flaw.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.” They drew lots as a way of dividing up his clothing.
My little children, I’m writing these things to you so that you don’t sin. But if you do sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one.
The Lord isn’t slow to keep his promise, as some think of slowness, but he is patient toward you, not wanting anyone to perish but all to change their hearts and lives.
Finally, let’s draw near to the throne of favor with confidence so that we can receive mercy and find grace when we need help.
You are saved by God’s grace because of your faith. This salvation is God’s gift. It’s not something you possessed.
I swept away your rebellions like a cloud, and your sins like fog. Return to me, because I have redeemed you.
I’m convinced that nothing can separate us from God’s love in Christ Jesus our Lord: not death or life, not angels or rulers, not present things or future things, not powersor height or depth, or any other thing that is created.
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I now live in my body, I live by faith, indeed, by the faithfulness of God’s Son, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Should I forgive as many as seven times?”Jesus said, “Not just seven times, but rather as many as seventy-seven times.
Above all, show sincere love to each other, because love brings about the forgiveness of many sins.
God has given his grace to each one of us measured out by the gift that is given by Christ.
Brothers and sisters, I myself don’t think I’ve reached it, but I do this one thing: I forget about the things behind me and reach out for the things ahead of me.The goal I pursue is the prize of God’s upward call in Christ Jesus.
The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their refuge in times of trouble.
Trusting with the heart leads to righteousness, and confessing with the mouth leads to salvation.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear expects punishment. The person who is afraid has not been made perfect in love.
A broken spirit is my sacrifice, God. You won’t despise a heart, God, that is broken and crushed.
All of these new things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and who gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
He carried in his own body on the cross the sins we committed. He did this so that we might live in righteousness, having nothing to do with sin. By his wounds you were healed.
and to honor his glorious grace that he has given to us freely through the Son whom he loves.We have been ransomed through his Son’s blood, and we have forgiveness for our failures based on his overflowing grace,
You didn’t receive a spirit of slavery to lead you back again into fear, but you received a Spirit that shows you are adopted as his children. With this Spirit, we cry, “Abba, Father.”
God caused the one who didn’t know sin to be sin for our sake so that through him we could become the righteousness of God.
He’s able to help those who are being tempted, since he himself experienced suffering when he was tempted.
This is what we know: the person that we used to be was crucified with him in order to get rid of the corpse that had been controlled by sin. That way we wouldn’t be slaves to sin anymore,
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
I am what I am by God’s grace, and God’s grace hasn’t been for nothing. In fact, I have worked harder than all the others—that is, it wasn’t me but the grace of God that is with me.
“I assure you that whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and won’t come under judgment but has passed from death into life.
I’m sure about this: the one who started a good work in you will stay with you to complete the job by the day of Christ Jesus.
This hope doesn’t put us to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
I ask that he will strengthen you in your inner selves from the riches of his glory through the Spirit.
God didn’t give us a spirit that is timid but one that is powerful, loving, and self-controlled.
May the God of endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude toward each other, similar to Christ Jesus’ attitude.
So then, with endurance, let’s also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let’s throw off any extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up,
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, the one who called you into his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will himself restore, empower, strengthen, and establish you.
“Cast your burden on the LORD— he will support you! God will never let the righteous be shaken!”
but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength; they will fly up on wings like eagles; they will run and not be tired; they will walk and not be weary.
I give thanks to you that I was marvelously set apart. Your works are wonderful—I know that very well.
May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed! He is the compassionate Father and God of all comfort.He’s the one who comforts us in all our trouble so that we can comfort other people who are in every kind of trouble. We offer the same comfort that we ourselves received from God.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; don’t rely on your own intelligence.Know him in all your paths, and he will keep your ways straight.
So continue encouraging each other and building each other up, just like you are doing already.
Whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction so that we could have hope through endurance and through the encouragement of the scriptures.
The LORD is my light and my salvation. Should I fear anyone? The LORD is a fortress protecting my life. Should I be frightened of anything?
Put on my yoke, and learn from me. I’m gentle and humble. And you will find rest for yourselves.
From now on, brothers and sisters, if anything is excellent and if anything is admirable, focus your thoughts on these things: all that is true, all that is holy, all that is just, all that is pure, all that is lovely, and all that is worthy of praise.
It certainly seemed to us as if we had gotten the death penalty. This was so that we would have confidence in God, who raises the dead, instead of ourselves.
“Happy are those whose actions outside the Law are forgiven, ” “and whose sins are covered. ”“Happy are those whose sin isn’t counted against them by the Lord”.
Don’t fear, because I am with you; don’t be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will surely help you; I will hold you with my righteous strong hand.
We know that God works all things together for good for the ones who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Therefore, let’s draw near with a genuine heart with the certainty that our faith gives us, since our hearts are sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies are washed with pure water.
Therefore, once you have your minds ready for action and you are thinking clearly, place your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.