A person’s wisdom yields patience and it is to one’s glory to forgive an offense.

A person’s wisdom yields patience and it is to one’s glory to forgive an offense.

Pro 19:11

¹¹ A person’s wisdom yields patience;
    it is to one’s glory to forgive an offense.

Isa 33:24

²⁴ No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”;
    and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.

Isa 55:7

⁶ Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call on him while he is near.

⁷ Let the wicked forsake their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

Jer 5:1

“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem,
    look around and consider,
    search through her squares.
If you can find but one person
    who deals honestly and seeks the truth,
    I will forgive this city.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    A person’s wisdom yields patience and it is to one’s glory to forgive an offense.

2)    Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call on him while he is near.

3)    Let the wicked forsake their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

4)    God forgives the city because of a righteous man

God’s made atonement for us for all we have done

God’s made atonement for us for all we have done

Eze 16:63

⁶³ Then, when I make atonement for you for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your humiliation, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”

Dan 9:10, 19

⁹ The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; 

¹⁹ Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

Jer 33:8

⁶ “‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security. ⁷ I will bring Judah and Israel back from captivity^[b] and will rebuild them as they were before. ⁸ I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me.

 Jer 50:20

²⁰ In those days, at that time,”
    declares the Lord,
“search will be made for Israel’s guilt,
    but there will be none,
and for the sins of Judah,
    but none will be found,
    for I will forgive the remnant I spare.

We learn the following from above verses

1)    God’s makes atonement for us for all we have done

2)    The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him

3)    God will bring Judah and Israel back from captivity^[b] and will rebuild them as they were before.  God will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against God and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Him.

God pardons sin and forgives transgression and delight to show mercy

God pardons sin and forgives transgression and delight to show mercy

Micah 7:18

¹⁸ Who is a God like you,
    who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
    of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
    but delight to show mercy.

Mt 6:12, 14, 15

¹² And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.

¹³ And lead us not into temptation,^[a]
    but deliver us from the evil one.^[b]’

¹⁴ For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵ But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    God pardons sin and forgives transgression and delight to show mercy

2)    Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

3)    For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Jesus has power to heal the sick and forgive our sins

Jesus has power to heal the sick and forgive our sins

Mt 9:2, 5, 6

² Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”

³ At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”

⁴ Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? ⁵ Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

⁶ But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” ⁷ Then the man got up and went home. 

⁸ When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.

Mt 12:31, 32

³⁰ “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 

³¹ And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 

³² Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

³³ “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    Jesus has power to heal the sick and forgive our sins

2)    Jesus forgave the paralyzed man and healed him

3)    Whoever is not with Jesus is against Jesus, and whoever does not gather with Jesus scatters.

4)     Every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.

We need to be forgiving our brothers and sisters, when they sin against us

We need to be forgiving our brothers and sisters, when they sin against us

Mt 18:21, 27, 32, 35

²¹ Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

²² Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.^[g]

²³ “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. ²⁴ As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold^[h] was brought to him. ²⁵ Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

²⁶ “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ ²⁷ The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.

²⁸ “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.^[i] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.

²⁹ “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’

³⁰ “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. ³¹ When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.

³² “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. ³³ Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ ³⁴ In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

³⁵ “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

Mt 26:28

²⁷ Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. ²⁸ This is my blood of the^[b] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    We need to be forgiving our brothers and sisters, when they sin against us

2)    Our heavenly Father will not forgive us unless we forgive our brothers and sisters from our heart

3)     In the Last supper, Jesus took the cup and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.  This is my blood of the^[b] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Mk 1:4

⁴ And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 

Mk 2:5, 7, 9, 10

⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
 

⁶ Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, ⁷ “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

⁸ Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? ⁹ Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 

¹⁰ But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 

¹¹ “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” ¹² He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

 

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

2)    Jesus forgives the paralyzed man’s sins and heals him

People can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven

People can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven

Mk 3:28

²⁸ Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, ²⁹ but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.

Mk 11:25, 26

²⁵ And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”

Lk 1:77

⁷⁶ And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
    for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,

⁷⁷ to give his people the knowledge of salvation
    through the forgiveness of their sins,

⁷⁸ because of the tender mercy of our God,
    by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    People can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven

2)    When you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.

3)    John will be called the prophet of the Most High and he will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him (Zachariah’s prophecy on John)

John went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

John went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Luke 3:3

³ He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Luke 5:20, 21, 23, 24

²⁰ When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

²¹ The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

²² Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? ²³ Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 

²⁴ But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 

²⁵ Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. 

²⁶ Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    John went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

2)    Jesus said to the paralyzed man that his sins are forgiven after seeing their faith

3)    Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?  Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

4)    Son of man has authority to forgive sins on earth