| Info | Topical Survey of internet qoutes gathered from top 75 Bible related pages.
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| Info | kjv@Note: Quotes are often from non-authoritative sources and should be considered for their thought provoking nature only.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ It is not uncommon for Christians to have questions about forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness does not come easy for most of us.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ We don't naturally overflow with mercy, grace and forgiveness when we've been wronged.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ I believe forgiveness is a choice we make through a decision of our will, motivated by obedience to God and his command to forgive.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Since forgiveness goes against our nature, we must forgive by faith, whether we feel like it or not.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ We must trust God to do the work in us that needs to be done so that the forgiveness will be complete.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ We must continue to forgive (our job), by faith, until the work of forgiveness (the Lord's job), is done in our hearts.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Corrie Ten Boom, a Christian woman who survived a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust, said, "Forgiveness is to set a prisoner free, and to realize the prisoner was you."
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ This answer by Jesus makes it clear that forgiveness is not easy for us.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ It's not a one-time choice and then we automatically live in a state of forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness may require a lifetime of forgiving, but it is important to the Lord.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ I too am in need of forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If God did not withhold his forgiveness from me, why should I withhold my forgiveness from another?
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ John the Baptist and Jesus commanded that we repent, or turn away from our sins to receive God's forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness means releasing the other from blame, leaving the event in God's hands, and moving on.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ What is forgiveness?
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If we attempt to achieve a bogus forgiveness by deliberately putting "out of mind" the offense, we might be fooling ourselves and others that we have "forgiven".
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If and when we enter into true forgiveness, we can then regard the person without the "offense" looming first and foremost between us.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Another impediment to forgiveness is that bitterness, revenge, hatred, etc.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Perhaps the greatest impediment to forgiveness is the idea that we could actually do it on our own, that it is a human quality.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ And in the range of human emotion, true forgiveness ranks as one of the sweetest and most pleasurable that a human can feel.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Although God is always ready and willing to forgive us, He requires two things of us as conditions of forgiveness: repentance and forgiveness of others.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ However, if we ask for forgiveness with the intention of sinning again, we have not really repented.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness leads to freedom and reconciliation.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ No character in the drama of the book of Genesis better illustrates the fundamentals of forgiveness than Joseph, and no chapter more clearly defines and describes the essentials of forgiveness than chapter 45.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ But on Joseph's part, reconciliation was achieved through his sincere and total forgiveness of his brothers for the evil they had committed against him.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness, you see, does not seek to minimize sin, but to neutralize it.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ While several Greek and Hebrew words are employed to convey forgiveness, essentially forgiveness means to release or set free.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ In general, we can say that forgiveness is a conscious decision on the part of the offended party to release the offender from the penalty and guilt of the offense committed.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ This definition of forgiveness perfectly describes the pardon which God offers to men through the cross of Jesus Christ.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ And all who place their trust in Jesus Christ as the One who died for their sins will experience this forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Finally, our definition of forgiveness must include the fact that true forgiveness is not earned.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If our forgiveness is the kind that demands that the person "pay for it" before we will forgive, then we are not giving forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Just as we can in no way contribute to the forgiveness and salvation which Christ has accomplished on the cross of Calvary, so no one we forgive can be forgiven and yet forced to pay for their offense against us.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ The forgiveness that was expressed for the first time here by Joseph was first experienced here by his brothers, but long before this, Joseph had forgiven these men in his heart.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Joseph had experienced the freedom of forgiveness long before his brothers.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ The sooner forgiveness is granted and reconciliation is achieved, the better it is for all involved:
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ (2) Biblical forgiveness should be granted privately.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ (3) Biblical forgiveness must be given freely and unconditionally.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is free in that the forgiver willingly accepts the loss or pain personally.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ In brief, forgiveness is a matter of grace, not works, and grace does not make demands upon the one who receives it.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ This suggests also that forgiveness may be refused.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Just as it is too easy to say, "I'm sorry," so it is possible to glibly say, "I forgive you." Genuine forgiveness has a price tag, and few are those who are willing to pay it.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ (5) Biblical forgiveness is not provisional, but permanent.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Just as conditions cannot be demanded before forgiveness is granted, neither can they be laid down for forgiveness to remain in force.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ (6) Biblical forgiveness seeks the correction and restoration of the offender.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ I fear that what has been said might lead to the conclusion that once forgiveness is granted, all need for correction is gone.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness, as I understand it, deals first of all with our personal animosity and violated rights in such a way that we can deal with sin impartially and lovingly, or we can commit the matter entirely to God where we cannot or should not take matters into our own hands.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness, like one facet of love, seeks the best interest of another, even at our own expense.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ The forgiveness of our sins assures us that God is rightly related to us, but discipline causes us to draw more closely to him.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ All of us should realize that forgiveness is a mark of godly character and conduct.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Recognize that forgiveness is not an option, but a command.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ The more we are aware of our own sinfulness and the forgiveness we have received, the easier it is to forgive others.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness originates from a servant-like attitude.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is not so difficult for the humble as it is for the haughty.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Did you notice how he contrasts destructive attitudes and practices like bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander and malice on one hand, with kindness, tenderness and forgiveness on the other?
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If we could learn some of the elements in God's forgiveness, we would know how we can forgive.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness begins with learning to be understanding of others.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is facing the fact that it did happen and admitting that it did hurt, but deciding to pay for the offense ourselves.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ When written across a bill it meant, "Paid in full." There is nothing we can add to what Christ has done, nothing we can do to deserve His forgiveness and nothing we can pay to secure it.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ We have little understanding of the reality and immensity of God's gracious forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ And because we misunderstand God's grace and think we have to pay Him off with a certain level of performance for the forgiveness He has offered us, we think we have the right to turn around and demand payment from others before we have to forgive them.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ That is the essence of forgiveness--paying the damages ourselves, canceling every demand, giving up the right to seek any kind of revenge, blatant or subtle, overt or covert.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Their inability to stop thinking about it and talking about it exposes their lack of forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ The aim of forgiveness is reconciliation.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ There is no such thing as forgiveness that says, "Well, I'll forgive him, but I don't ever want to be close to him again.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Let him live his life and I'll live mine." That is not the way God's forgiveness operates.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ One-sided forgiveness on our part may relieve the bitterness in us and drain some of the tension out of the relationship.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Jesus says that one must forgive if one wants forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Luke says that all one needs to do to receive forgiveness is just believe on Christ and Paul says one has forgiveness freely by faith in Christ Jesus (i.e.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ He says that, "Believers cannot know the parental forgiveness, which keeps fellowship with the Lord rich and blessings from the Lord profuse, apart from forgiving others in heart and word (italics mine)."^4 Thus He sees Jesus' conditions applying to our sanctification not our justification.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Our plea for continued forgiveness as believers, requesting the restoration of fellowship with God following the alienation that sin produces, is predicated on our having forgiven those who have sinned against us.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ While it is true that "recalcitrant" sinners are not capable of receiving forgiveness (cf.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ This explanation seems to be the best thus far in our discussion, for a couple of reasons: 1) it relates the verses in question directly to the context of the Lord's prayer in an attempt to explain the kind of forgiveness God withholds from unforgiving people; 2) it begins, though quite inadequately, to describe the kind of thing God does to someone who refuses to forgive his brother--that is, He treats them like they treat their brother--He simply will not talk to them.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ There's a difference between God's toleration of sin and God's forgiveness of sin.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ So also for us, if indeed we forgive as Christ, there are times when we should grant forgiveness of sins done against us if we recognize they are so blinded by their sinfulness to what they are doing as to be devoid of conscience.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ This is not to say that the person purposely commits sin and mockingly asks forgiveness with the intent of doing the same all over again.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Just as repentance needs to be genuine so does the forgiveness - given of course that the repentance proved genuine.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ But concerning the most common application of forgiveness of sins of ignorance involves interaction with non-Christians.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Toleration is not the same as forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ It is necessary for our own forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Too often we think we have extended forgiveness when we have only covered over our resentment.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Give me Your forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Because the memory of sin remains it does not mean that there is not total and complete forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If you then believe that you must forgive yourself to get peace and joy, in addition to God's Plan of Forgiveness, your are saying God's plan is not adequate.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ However, receiving God's forgiveness does not guarantee all the consequences of your sin will be removed.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ You can receive God's forgiveness for your sin against someone else, but you are responsible to go the person against you have sinned and seek reconciliation!
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ But often Christians are told to GIVE forgiveness for their own health or so that their sins can be forgiven, even if the sinner is unrepentant--this is unbiblical and destructive to the individual believer, the sinner who is unrepentant, and to the body of Christ, HIS Church, as well as to the non-believer.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ thereby inviting the sinner to repent and enjoy God's wonderfulness and Christian community through repentance and believing in Christ's forgiveness of their sins and
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If the OFFENDER comes to an OFFENDED to ask for forgiveness, and cannot recall what the OFFENDER did or said that was wrong, or the OFFENDER is unwilling to listen as to how the OFFENDED was hurt, then the process must be stopped!
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Next, ask the OFFENDER to come back when he has understood for what he is asking forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ kjv@NOTE: If at any time an OFFENDER is unwilling to listen to how the OFFENDED brother was sinned against, or if the OFFENDER is not willing to ask for forgiveness and be reconciled, the OFFENDER must be confronted with his unwillingness to change.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ kjv@NOTE: If the OFFENDED fails to give complete forgiveness, the OFFENDER is still released from the bondage of his sin, if he biblically asked for forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Only when we grow in grace and the knowledge of Christ, and increase in faith, will we also increase in forgiveness and mercy.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ We need greater faith, greater love for God and greater appreciation of God's grace, in order that we may rise to this level of practicing unlimited forgiveness to our brothers and sisters.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ No one who has truly received forgiveness from God will act toward others based on justice.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ And if you are a sinner who has never trusted in Christ, when you repent and receive the Lord's forgiveness, this will be your experience.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ This joy is as abundant, as rich and as unlimited as the Lord's abundant forgiveness of us.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is an action.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Legitimate forgiveness is only possible when the victim can look the offender in the eyes and with honesty state, "I hereby extend God's mercy to you and waive any further punishment you rightly deserve and eliminate any further restitution or reparations you may owe to me.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ That differentiates forgiveness, as an action, from feelings.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ In Hebrew, the dominant word in the Old Testament that is translated as forgiveness is nasa/nasah.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ A man admits his guilt (or stated another way, he confesses his sin), requests release from punishment, and is granted forgiveness from the one he offended (forgiveness being the very act of releasing a man from his deserved punishment).
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Personally, I have always hated thinking of spirituality in terms of "formulas." Yet, forgiveness is usually patterned this way in the Scriptures.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Release from punishment without confessing ones guilt, and without asking for forgiveness, is not the typical description of forgiveness in the Bible.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ We already confessed our sins once and have been forgiven all our unrighteousness in Christ, our sins past, present, and future are no more, so what need do we have of confession or forgiveness?" Yet, the Holy Spirit warns in the Word that even while Christ has indeed forgiven our sins and will not judge us for them in the eschaton, we must still confess and repent of our ongoing sins so as to remain useful to Him here.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Similarly, above is the ample evidence that relational forgiveness on earth between believers and between the saint and Christ is contingent on the saint admitting his guilt for ongoing sins.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ In this way (by confessing ones guilt to the offended and victimized saint) the offended saints may grant release from further punishment (forgiveness in a civil or earthly sense) to the offender.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness wipes away any further punishment or restitution owed by the offender to the victim, and the matter is closed.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ It is important to bear in mind that forgiveness is the end of the matter.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ For minor issues, particularly for some personal insults, simply covering over the matter, giving mental forgiveness, closes the matter.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Yet, emotional release for the offended person is a subject separate from that of genuine forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ It is a sad commentary on modern Christianity that so many have diluted the word forgiveness to the improper and worthless concept of, "I am not angry with you but you must still pay for your wrongdoing." Our entire eternal destiny and assurance of resurrection to everlasting life depends on there being only one valid meaning for the word forgiveness in the Bible, "to be freed from ones own deserved future punishment."
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is not a psychological assent that you have overcome your emotional anger toward the offender.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is an action that exonerates the guilty from deserved punishment.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Offering an individual false forgiveness (that is to tell him "I forgive you" while still seeking his punishment) is the sin of lying, and to release all criminals without punishment is to pervert justice.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Gimmicks, like offering false forgiveness, may make great public spectacle but they only compound the real problem.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness can only be freely initiated and offered by the victim, else it becomes a perversion of justice.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is not a feeling or an emotion inside the heart of the victim, and true forgiveness should never be mistaken for that.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ When a wrongdoer confesses his guilt, only then does he become eligible for requesting and receiving forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ In no case may a victim offer the wrongdoer false forgiveness (telling the offender he is forgiven while still attempting to impose punishment on him).
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ In every case, when a Christian brother or sister confesses his guilt to the victim and seeks forgiveness, the Christian must give it.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ God is love and without love, Bible forgiveness is impossible for us to achieve on our own, but with God all things are possible.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ The key is to decide to walk in Bible forgiveness before offenses come and avoid unforgiveness at all cost.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ When demonstrating forgiveness you may have to repeat the forgiveness many times for the same offense.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Let life back into your everyday living by walking in Bible forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Spiritually speaking, I believe non-forgiveness can and will hinder your ability to communicate, in the Spirit, with God.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ The reason that this is important is when we open up our Bibles with the intention of finding the forgiveness bible verses to connect with God, when we know that what we are reading is His word,we are able to take comfort in the fact that what we are reading was meant for us to be understood in our minds and in our hearts.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ At the same time, make sure you keep away from putting your own feelings and emotions onto God's word when you are looking for the forgiveness bible verses to connect with Him.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Being created with the ability to recognize our need for forgiveness is what makes us the greatest part of creation.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Even a callous person recognizes the need for forgiveness as they go through life.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ We know inside of us when we do something wrong and that we should ask for forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Recognizing that we cannot live our lives without wronging God and others, we realize that we need forgiveness in order to mend our relationships that have been damaged.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is usually brought about by the bigness of the greater, the one without error, who restores the one who is the transgressor and the one who erred.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Every time there is a transgression, forgiveness is required.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ For many of us forgiveness is a daily thing.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is needed when we want to be reconciled to God Almighty or to His creation.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is used by God to restore us to Him.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is used by us to stay in relationship with our loved ones and to bring us back to the love walk.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is used by us towards our enemies to keep us from being consumed by bitterness over an offense.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is used by us to get through everyday life and to stay on the path of peace and contentment.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ We allow the grace of God to work in our lives so that we can receive His forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ He made it clear that forgiveness is to be a characteristic of his followers.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ He wants us to be at peace and for that to happen anger must be replaced with forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ In other words, the believer extends forgiveness to others before asking it of God.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ The Bible tells us to offer forgiveness while being patient.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ The important point is not the number of times forgiveness must be extended but instead the reality that Christians must do it frequently for the remainder of their earthly lives.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ You cannot force another person to grant you forgiveness if you have wronged them.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ The Bible verses on forgiveness all state that you are to examine your own heart and forgive the other person first.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness among Christians does not always restore trust.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Christians mistakenly think that forgiveness and trust are the same but they are not.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If you are struggling with how to overcome guilt, then forgiveness is something you need to understand.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ It isn't just God forgiving us but it is Him forgiving us and us receiving forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ It was not authority to forgive individuals, but to establish in all the churches the terms and conditions on which men might be pardoned, with a promise that God would confirm all that they taught; that all might have assurance of forgiveness who would comply with those terms; and that those who did not comply should not be forgiven, but that their sins should be retained.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ (6) The publishing of the forgiveness of sins by faith in Christ, and the setting forth and proclaiming the wrath of God in retaining the sins of the unbelievers, is the sum of the preaching of the gospel.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness on a personal level is sometimes very difficult, especially if the offense is very great.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ A prerequisite of forgiveness is often that someone apologize, yet apologizing is difficult.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ The law of mercy, on the other hand, states that if you cannot pay the debt back, you may, through bankruptcy, obtain forgiveness for your obligation.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Look at problems that have arisen from past painful, inner memories and we see the memory and sin of un-forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ You can think that you have forgiven someone, but in reality youre caring the pain of un-forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Praying for them will ease the pain in your heart and release the forgiveness that you are holding from them.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Un-forgiveness can make you sick if you dont forgive!
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Un-forgiveness can open up negative doorways for demonic activities.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Un-forgiveness allows Satan to bring sinful thoughts into your mind which will fester and spoil your body.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Un-forgiveness can hinder your feelings and emotions that in the long run will cause you more pain.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If youve trouble forgiving still, start by speaking the words of forgiveness with your mouth out loud.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Speaking words of forgiveness out loud will make your head and heart come into line with the Word of God.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If you seek to get forgiveness for the sins that you do in life, than hopefully others will do the same in time for you.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Strive to be more and more like Jesus and you will find comfort in His love and forgiveness for the hurts that come your way.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ A baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Betrayal and abuse can hurt (both emotionally and physically), which can cause us to struggle with true forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Forgiveness is typically defined as the process of concluding resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offense, difference or mistake, and/or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Instead, true forgiveness means we are not going to seek vengence or restitution for an offense by taking things into our own hands.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If we were forgiven graciously by God ourselves, but do not extend that same forgiveness to others, then we are hypocrites and we are undeserving of our forgiveness.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Notice here again we see that if someone asks for our forgiveness, we must give it.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ But, notice also that he says "and asks for forgiveness," which indicates, like the above verse, that if they refuse to apologize or repent, we do not have to reconcile with them.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ If someone truly changes, and you still have not granted forgiveness, then you risk being hurt far more by this.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ To seek forgiveness from yourself would be to ask yourself to forgive you for what you've done against yourself.
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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyForgiveness @ Our forgiveness comes from God, because ultimately it is God against whom we have sinned.
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