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Forgiveness Of Past Sins
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, — read the full passage →
And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: — read the full passage →
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? — read the full passage →
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; — read the full passage →
For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, — read the full passage →
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? — read the full passage →
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. — read the full passage →
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