those Protestants who acknowledge that the apostles had the authority to forgive sins (which this verse demonstrates) must prove that this gift ended with the apostles. Otherwise, the apostles’ successors still possess this gift. Where in Scripture is the gift of authority to ...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Versionto give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,New Living TranslationYou will tell his people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins.English Standard Versionto give knowledge of salvation to his ...
Verse Slinging This apparently reasonable approach masks what really happens next. Juris engages in verse slinging, listing as many verses as he can find that refer to God forgiving sins, in hopes that the sheer mass of verses will settle the question. But none of the verses he lists specific...
We have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, in Him. The Centrality of Christ - He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all
Thankfully, God had a plan. Jesus Christ was willing to come to earth and pay our death penalty for us. Because of that, God is willing to forgive our sins, which are paid for by Christ’s shed blood: “In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Coloss...
Him did God exalt with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.Berean Study BibleGod exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel....
19Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, Read ChapterAll Versions Isaiah 1:18 18“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as sno...
"Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times a day returns to you, saying ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him." ...
On behalf of those who seek to know You, living as Your servants, confessing the sins we, too, fall into, in which we have sinned against You, I beg Your pardon and ask Your cleansing. Make us to walk as lights in this night, useful to You in drawing the many who do not know ...
1. Confess Your Sins. Believers are people who confess their sin. That is part and parcel of what it means to be a Christian. If a man or woman, boy or girl, never confesses their sin, they reveal that they do not believe that they are sinners in need of a Savior. A true believe...