Forgiveness
To err is human, to forgive is divine ...
"... You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea." (Micah 7:19) and "... I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." (Jeremiah 31:34) Covered by the blood of our Holy God when we cry out to Him for help, He will forgive us and give us the power to forgive others ONLY if we TRUST HIM. Fear not, and always remember that our God has a future for those who are His. Have you said, "I forgive.", but you don't trust God enough to cast the sin into the sea to be remembered no more?
Trust Him and be a light to the world that YOUR GOD is a merciful and compassionate God who forgives sinners and commands us to be the same.
E-mail James at " JRFiske@Liberty.edu " if you have any questions about receiving the forgiveness that only God can give to us and through us.
FORGIVE AS YOU HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN (Colossians 3:13)
1 Kings 8:34
"then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers."
Psalm 86:5
" For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You."
Jeremiah 31:34
"No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD, for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."
Matthew 6:12
"forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors."
Matthew 6:14, 15
"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
Matthew 9:6
"But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins ... Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."
Matthew 18:21
"Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"
Matthew 18:35
"So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses."
Mark 2:7
"Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
Mark 2:10
"But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"
Mark 11:25
"And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses."
Mark 11:26
"But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses."
Luke 5:21
"Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
Luke 5:24
"But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins ... I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."
Luke 6:37
"Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven."
Luke 11:4
" forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one."
Luke 17:3
"Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him."
Luke 17:4
"And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."
2 Corinthians 2:7
"so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow."
1 John 1:9
" If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."