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Forgiveness is the choice to let go of resentment and find no fault against a person for wrong he has committed. This is [[God]]'s nature and he calls [[Christian]]s to forgive like he does. The ultimate evidence of God's forgiving nature is in the [[cross]], where [[Jesus]] died so that we could be forgiven. In the [[Lord's Prayer]], Jesus asks us to pray, "Forgive us our sins and we forgive those who sin against us" ([[Matthew 6:12]]).
===Forgiveness in the Bible=== 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:<div>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.</div>In [[Matthew 6]]:12, Jesus talked about forgiveness when teaching them to pray:<div></div>:<div>''{{Bible verse|matthew|6|12|lang=WEB}}''</div>Other passages that discuss forgiveness include:<div></div>* [[Matthew 18]]:23-35<div style="position* [[Mark 2:fixed; top10]]* [[Luke 6:0; left37]]* [[Luke 24:0; width47]]* [[Acts 2:100%; height38]]* [[Acts 5:100%; font-weight31]]* [[Acts 10:bold; font-size43]]* [[Romans 3:18pt; line-height25]]* [[Ephesians 1:1.5em; background7]]* [[Ephesians 4:white; z-index32]]* [[Colossians 3:1000;"><br /><br /><br /><center><big>All niggers are dirty pigs! GLORY TO VANDALISM!</big></center> 13]]</div>* [[James 5:15]]</div>* [[1 John 1:9]]
===Famous Stories of Forgiveness===
