But if we confess our sins, he is trustworthy and right so that he can forgive us our sins and make us clean from all that is not right in us.
As far as the east is from the west is how far the Lord has taken our sins away from us.
Who is a God like you who forgives sin and passes over the rebellion of those who are left of his special people? You do not remain angry forever because you delight in showing faithful love.You will have compassion on us again. You will tread our sins under your feet, and you will throw our sins into the depths of the sea.
Come on, let's argue this out, says the Lord. Even though your sins are like scarlet, they will become white like snow. Even though they are red like crimson, they will become like wool.
Through him we gain salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins as a result of his priceless grace
I, yes I am the God who wipes out your sins because of who I am, and who doesn't remember your sins any more.
That's why anyone who is in Christ is a new being—what was old is gone, the new has come!
Be patient with one another, forgive others among you if you have grievances against one another. Just as the Lord forgave you, you should do the same.
But God demonstrates his love for us in that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
People who hide their sins won't succeed, but those who confess and renounce their sins will be shown kindness.
Then I confessed my sins to you. I did not hide the wrongs I had done. I said to myself, “I will confess my disobedience to the Lord,” and you forgave the guilt of my sins. Selah.
I tell you that there's more joy in heaven over a sinner that repents than over ninety-nine good people who don't need to repent.
He took the consequences of our sins on himself in his body on the cross, so that we could die to sin and live rightly. “By his wounds you are healed.”
We have all sinned, and we fall far short of God's glorious ideal.Yet through the free gift of his grace, God makes us right through Christ Jesus who sets us free.
Wicked people should change their ways and get rid of even the thought of doing something wrong. They should turn to the Lord so he can be merciful to them. Come back to our God, because he's generous with his forgiveness.
No one will need to teach a neighbor or their brother, telling them, “You ought to know the Lord.” For everyone will know me, from the smallest to the greatest. I will forgive them when they do wrong, and I will forget about their sins.
But he told me, “My grace is all you will need, for my power is effective in weakness.” That's why I happily boast about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may reside in me.
My dear children, I'm writing this to you so you shouldn't sin. But if anybody should happen to sin, we have someone who defends us before the Father—Jesus Christ, who is truly good and right.
Don't judge, and you won't be judged; don't condemn, and you won't be condemned; forgive, and you'll be forgiven;
For you, Lord, are good; you are forgiving and full of trustworthy love for all who come to you.
Be kind and compassionate to each other, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
For if you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if you don't forgive those who sin against you, then your heavenly Father won't forgive your sins.
Lord, if you kept a list of sins, who could escape being condemned?But you are forgiving so that we might respect you.
I have wiped away your acts of rebellion as if they were like a cloud, your sins as if they were like the mist. Come back to me, for I have set you free.”
The “sacrifices” that God wants are on the inside—the brokenness of repentance. God won't reject a broken and sorrowful heart.
God did all this by changing us from enemies into friends through Christ. God gave us this same work of changing his enemies into his friends.
For you've been saved by grace through trusting in him—it's not through yourselves, it's the gift of God!
Please don't remember the sins of my youth when I rebelled against you. Instead, remember me according to your trustworthy love, remember me because of your goodness, Lord.
God didn't send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Christ set us free so we could have real freedom. So stand firm and don't get burdened down again by a yoke of slavery.
He rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,through whom we have been set free and our sins forgiven.
So we should go confidently to God on his throne of grace so we can receive mercy, and discover grace to help us when we really need it.
When the law was introduced, sin became even more obvious. But while sin became much more obvious, grace became even more obvious!
Though they may trip up, they will not fall to the ground, for the Lord holds their hand.
Peter came to Jesus and asked him, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother for sinning against me? Seven times?”“No, not seven times. I would say seventy times seven!” Jesus told him.
Admit the wrongs you've done to each other, and pray for one another so that you'll be healed. Earnest prayer from those who live right is very effective.
But he was wounded because of our rebellious acts, he was crushed because of our guilt. He experienced the discipline that brings us peace, and his wounds heal us.
Jesus said, “Father, please forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing.” They divided up his clothes by throwing dice for them.
through which we all are made holy through Jesus Christ offering his body once and for all time.
So we praise him for his glorious grace that he so kindly gave us in his beloved Son.Through him we gain salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins as a result of his priceless grace
For that reason, since we are surrounded by such a great crowd of people who gave evidence of their trust in God, let's get rid of everything that holds us back, the seductive sins that trip us up, and let's keep on running the race placed before us.
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, those whom he has called to be part of his plan.
Praise be to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the compassionate Father and the God of all comfort.He comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those who are also in trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
Look! God is my salvation! I will trust in him and I won't be afraid! For the Lord is my strength and song, and he has saved me!”
I'm absolutely sure that God who began this good work in you will continue working and bring it to a successful conclusion when Jesus Christ returns.
how much more does the blood of Christ—who offered himself in his sinless life to God through the eternal Spirit—clean your consciences from your past sinful lives so you can serve the living God?
Your trust in God makes you right and good, and your declaration of accepting God saves you.
My friends, I don't consider that I've already won, but this is my one objective: disregarding what is behind me, I strain forward to what is in front of me.I run towards the finish line to win the prize of God's invitation to heaven through Christ Jesus.
God, please be gracious to me, because of your trustworthy love, because of your infinite kindness please wipe away my sins.
Don't follow the ways of this world; instead be transformed by the spiritual renewal of your mind so you can demonstrate what God's will really is—good, pleasing, and perfect.
Where there is love there can be no fear. God loves us completely, and this love drives all our fears away. If we do fear, it's because we fear being punished, and this shows that we have not been fully remade by the completeness of God's love.
I tell you the truth: those who follow what I say and trust the one who sent me have eternal life. They won't be condemned, but have gone from death to life.
You won't experience any greater temptation than anyone else, and God is trustworthy. He won't allow you to be tempted more than you can bear, and when you are tempted, he will provide for you a way out so you can stay strong.
You can trust this saying that everyone should accept: “Christ Jesus came to this world to save sinners,” and I'm the worst of them.
Since we have this hope we're never disappointed, for God's love has been poured into us through the Holy Spirit he's given us.
asking him that out of his wealth of glory he may strengthen you in your innermost being with power through his Spirit.
But those who trust in the Lord will have their strength renewed. They will fly high with wings like eagles. They will run and not be tired. They will walk and not be worn out.
Then the peace that comes from God, which is better than we can ever imagine, will protect your thoughts and attitudes in Christ Jesus.
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you into his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore you, support you, strengthen you, and give you a solid foundation.
Don't love money; be content with what you have. God himself has said, “I'll never let you down; I'll never give up on you.”
May the peace of Christ direct your thinking, because you were called to this by God who makes you one, and thank God for it!
Peace I leave with you; my peace I'm giving you. The peace I give you is nothing like what the world gives. Don't be anxious, and don't be afraid.
He revives me. He guides me along the right paths because that's the kind of person he is.
Through his divine power we have been given everything that's important to live a God-centered life. This comes through knowing him who called us to himself by his own glory and goodness. In this way he's given us wonderful, priceless promises.
May the God of hope completely fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you will overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit!
God didn't give us a spirit that makes us fearful, but a spirit of power and love and good sense.
Now our trust in God is the guarantee of what we hope for, the evidence of what we can't see.
neither height nor depth, in fact nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
whenever we think we're in the wrong. God is greater than how we think, and he knows everything.
I've been crucified with Christ— so it's no longer I who lives, but it is Christ living in me. The life I now live in this body, I live by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me, and who gave himself for me.
God made Jesus, who never personally sinned, experience the consequences of sin so that we could have a character that is good and right just as God is good and right.
Most of all, you should love one another very deeply, for love covers many of the wrong things people do.
We know that our old self was crucified with him to dispose of the dead body of sin so that we wouldn't be enslaved by sin any longer.
I was suffering badly, so I cried out to the Lord for help. He answered me and set me free from my pain.
let us come close to God with sincere minds, totally trusting in him. Our minds have been sprinkled to purify them from our evil way of thinking, and our bodies have been washed clean by pure water.
Examine me carefully, God, so you can be sure of my true feelings. Check me out so you can know what I really think.Please show me if I'm following any kind of idol, and lead me along the path of eternal life.