But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions. Matthew 6:15 NABRE A necessity of any relationship, and in particular our relationship with God, is forgiveness. It is human nature we are offended or take offense. Sometimes we unnecessarily take offense. Someone remarks, “you were…
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Let the wicked forsake their way, and sinners their thoughts; Let them turn to the LORD to find mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving. Isaiah 55:7 NABRE Isaiah is calling the people to conversion, this section of his prophecy spoken first for the people in exile in Babylon,…
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So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence, she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little. Luke 7:47 NABRE Jesus is invited to a religious leader’s house for a meal. While there a woman who is a sinner comes to…
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Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Matthew 18:21 NABRE Peter speaks for the disciples raising the question of how often he should forgive a brother who sins against him. In his day Peter…
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Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? Mathew 9:5 NABRE Jesus arrives in His home town and a paralytic man is brought to Him on a stretcher for healing. Jesus has been curing many but in this case He uses the healing…
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