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Words of [[Jesus]] as he was being executedElizabeth O'Connor: Father forgive them they know not what they doForgiveness is a whole lot harder than any sermon makes it out to be
subtopics = [[Grace]], [[Sin]], [[Repentance]], [[Justification]], [[Salvation]]
* [[God is forgiving]]
* [[Living as a Christian]]
* Songs about forgiveness - [[Let it go]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |
In the New Testament, there are two main verbs to consider concerning forgiveness, [[charizomai]] (which means ‘to deal graciously with’) and [[aphiemi]] (which means ‘to send away’ or ‘to loose’). The noun [[aphesis]] (which means ‘remission’) is also found frequently. There are also two other words [[apolyo]] (which means ‘to release’) which is used in [[Luke 6:37]] (‘forgive, and you will be forgiven’) and [[paresis]] (which means ‘a passing by’) used in [[Romans 3:25]] of God’s passing over previous sins.
In [[Matthew 6]]:9-1312, Jesus talked about forgiveness when teaching them to pray:: ''{{web_verse|matthew|6|9}}'' : ''{{web_verse|matthew|6|10}}'': ''{{web_verse|matthew|6|11}}'': ''{{web_verseBible verse|matthew|6|12}}'': ''{{web_verse|matthew|6|13lang=WEB}}'' <br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Matthew#Chapter_18 Mt. 18:23-35]<br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Mark#Chapter_2 Mk. 2:10]<br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Luke#Chapter_6 Lk. 6:37]<br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Luke#Chapter_24 Lk. 24:47]<br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Acts#Chapter_2 Acts 2:38]<br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Acts#Chapter_5 Acts 5:31]<br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Acts#Chapter_10 Acts 10:43]<br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Romans#Chapter_3 Rom. 3:25] <br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Ephesians#Chapter_1 Eph. 1:7]<br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Ephesians#Chapter_4 Eph. 4:32] (The Tender Heart)<br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Colossians#Chapter_3 Col. 3:13]<br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_James#Chapter_5 Jas. 5:15]<br>[http://www.wikichristian.org/index.php?title=Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_1_John#Chapter_1 1 Jn. 1:9]<br> Summary: Repentance and faith are not to be thought of as merits whereby we deserve forgiveness, rather they are the means whereby we appropriate and freely receive the grace of God.
Other passages that discuss forgiveness include:
* [[Matthew 18]]:23-35
* [[Mark 2:10]]
* [[Luke 6:37]]
* [[Luke 24:47]]
* [[Acts 2:38]]
* [[Acts 5:31]]
* [[Acts 10:43]]
* [[Romans 3:25]]
* [[Ephesians 1:7]]
* [[Ephesians 4:32]]
* [[Colossians 3:13]]
* [[James 5:15]]
* [[1 John 1:9]]
===Famous Stories of Forgiveness===
==Quotes==
Words of [[Jesus]] in : [[Matthew 26:28]]:: {{web_verseBible verse|matthew|26|28|lang=WEB}}: [[Matthew 6:12]]:: {{Bible verse|matthew|6|12|lang=WEB}}: As he was being executed:: "Father forgive them they know not what they do"
Chantel, a [[Matthew 6:12Rwanda]]n woman speaking of the time she met the man who killed her family: {{web_verse|matthew|6|12}}As I stared into the face of that person, I had to check my heart, and when I found I only had love for him it scared me
==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgiveness Wikipedia - Forgiveness]
* [http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddn4v5jr_4823ns27mhb Sermon about forgiving others]
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