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

God forgives our sins as we forgive everyone who sins against us

God forgives our sins as we forgive everyone who sins against us

Luke 11:4

⁴ Forgive us our sins,
    for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.^[c]
And lead us not into temptation.^[d]

Luke 12:10

¹⁰ And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Luke 17:3

³ So watch yourselves.

“If your brother or sister^[a] sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. ⁴ Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    God forgives our sins as we forgive everyone who sins against us

2)    And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

3)    If your brother or sister^[a] sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.

4)    Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.

If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them and if they repent, forgive them.

If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them and if they repent, forgive them.

Luke 17:4

³ So watch yourselves.

“If your brother or sister^[a] sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. ⁴ Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”

Luke 23:34

³⁴ Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”^[c] And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

Luke 24:47

⁴⁵ Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. ⁴⁶ He told them,“This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷ and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

John 20:23

²¹ Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”²² And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

Acts 2:38

³⁸ Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 

³⁹ The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

We learn the following from the above verses

1)     If your brother or sister^[a] sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.

2)       Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.

3)     Jesus told them,“This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,  and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

4)     Jesus breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. ²³ If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.

5)     Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

God exalted Jesus to His own right hand as Prince and Savior that He might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.

God exalted Jesus to His own right hand as Prince and Savior that He might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.

Acts 5:31

³⁰ The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. 

³¹ God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. 

Acts 10:43

⁴³ All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

Acts 13:38

³⁸ “Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 

³⁹ Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.

Acts 26:18

¹⁶ ‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me. 

¹⁷ I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them 

¹⁸ to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those 

who are sanctified by faith in me.’

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    God exalted Jesus to His own right hand as Prince and Savior that He might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.

2)    All the prophets testify about Jesus that everyone who believes in Jesus receives forgiveness of sins through His name.

3)    Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.

4)    We are sent to open everyone’s eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in God.