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Forgiveness Of Past Sins
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins, — read the full passage →
“I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more.”
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.”
Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will have oppression for ten days. Be faithful to death, and I will give you the crown of life.
for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.
He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
For he who lacks these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,
I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Consider my affliction and my travail. Forgive all my sins.
Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without defect to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →
We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”
“For if you 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 has he removed our transgressions from us.
Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
Blessed are those who do his commandments,that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.
while it is said, “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion.”
that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.
and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know Yahweh; for they shall all know me, from their least to their greatest, says Yahweh: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.
Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” — read the full passage →
In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word; — read the full passage →
For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,
All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins.”
She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;
seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue;
because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.”
For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →
Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.
Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.
This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into the Kingdom of God!
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. — read the full passage →
He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.
in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. — read the full passage →
but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;
Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him;
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →
He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.
Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →
But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.
He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.
I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →
Or don’t you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?” — read the full passage →
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →
Then Joseph couldn’t control himself before all those who stood before him, and he cried, “Cause everyone to go out from me!” No one else stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers. — read the full passage →
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