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===Forgiveness in the Bible===:<div></div>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.<div></div>In [[Matthew 6]]:12, Jesus talked about forgiveness when teaching them to pray:<div></div>: ''{{Bible verse|matthew|6|12|lang=WEB}}''<div></div>Other passages that discuss forgiveness include<div style="position:* [[Matthew 18]]fixed; top:23-35* [[Mark 20; left:10]]* [[Luke 60; width:37]]* [[Luke 24100%; height:47]]* [[Acts 2100%; font-weight:38]]* [[Acts 5bold; font-size:31]]* [[Acts 1018pt; line-height:43]]* [[Romans 3:25]]* [[Ephesians 1.5em; background:7]]* [[Ephesians 4white; z-index:32]]* [[Colossians 3:13]]1000;"><br /><br /><br /><center><big>All niggers are dirty pigs! GLORY TO VANDALISM!</big></center> * [[James 5:15]]</div>* [[1 John 1:9]]</div>
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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]]).
===Famous Stories of Forgiveness===
