As believers, we are called to extend forgiveness to one another, just as God has forgiven us through Christ. In Ephesians 4:32 and Colossians 3:13, we are instructed to forgive others as we have been forgiven, demonstrating the same kindness and compassion that God has shown us. Jesus teaches in Matthew 6:14-15 and Luke 6:37 that our willingness to forgive others is closely tied to our own experience of God's forgiveness. Additionally, in Matthew 18:21-22, Jesus emphasizes the importance of forgiving others generously, illustrating the depth of God's mercy towards us.
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Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
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 yours.
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well. ”
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.