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    Jesus on Forgiveness: Words of Mercy from the Son of God
    Jesus on Forgiveness: Words of Mercy from the Son of God
    Jesus on Forgiveness: Words of Mercy from the Son of God
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    Jesus on Forgiveness: Words of Mercy from the Son of God

    By Skyhorse

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    The act of forgiveness is not something that comes easily to most of us. Too often we become angry or judgmental instead of forgiving others. It can be difficult to remember we have all made mistakes or done things we regret, and we would want to be forgiven in turn. Alexander Pope famously wrote, To err is human; to forgive, divine.” It is that divinity that Jesus Christ embodies and to which so many aspire. Jesus’s message is one of forgiving anyone, and he lived by that same principle, providing an example to all.

    Jesus on Forgiveness contains quotes and wisdom from the teachings and ministrations of Jesus Christ as he communed with the people around him, stressing the need for sincere graciousness and letting go of the desire for revenge. His gentle words encouraging a spirit of forgiveness toward even those who have done us the most harm can inspire and touch people of any faith, Christian or otherwise.

    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?’ Jesus answered, I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.’” (Matthew 18:2122)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse
    Release dateNov 17, 2015
    ISBN9781510701373
    Jesus on Forgiveness: Words of Mercy from the Son of God

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      Jesus on Forgiveness - Skyhorse

      Introduction:

      We All Need Forgiveness

      And so I accept God and am glad to, and what’s more I accept His wisdom. His purpose—which is completely beyond our knowledge. I believe in the underlying order and the meaning of life. I believe in the eternal harmony in which they say we shall one day be blended. I believe in the Word to which the universe is striving, and Which Itself was ‘with God,’ and Which Itself is God, and so on, and so on, to infinity.

      —From The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

      All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men

      —From the Holy Bible, King James Version, Mark 3

      In the Holy Bible, we read in 1 John 1:9, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The Bible has many stories, parables, and lessons that include suffering, pain, deceit, sin, death (including the ultimate sacrificial death, the crucifixion of Christ) leading to atonement, cleansing, and forgiveness of our sins. Jesus Christ died on the cross to absolve humankind from sin and save us from eternal damnation. That promise of salvation keeps us faithful to acting justly and being good. Most, if not all, religions share this dogma of being forgiven to achieve an ultimate state of grace. We believe in a power greater than ourselves, yet we sin; we confess our sins and our faith opens us up to forgiveness and we are saved.

      In the Catholic faith, we profess our faith in an Act of Contrition. Raised in the Roman Catholic faith, I often professed my faith by praying, I firmly resolve, with the help of thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin.

      I said these words after making confession to a priest, and the frequency of repeating them in one sitting afterward was determined by the priest based on how severe my sins were from the time of my previous confession. He would tell me, for example, Say four Our Fathers, ten Hail Marys, and five Acts of Contrition. I said the prayers because I wanted to be absolved. I needed to purge my feelings of guilt and to feel cleansed. I wanted—I needed—to be forgiven.

      I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. So I recited as my Profession of Faith in every weekly mass service I attended. (Which was every Sunday in my family when I was growing up.) I served as an acolyte (altar boy) and before Communion rang the bells as the priest recited the words of Christ: Do this in memory of me. That was a solemn moment in Sunday mass, when we bowed our heads and prayed for God’s blessing. Transubstantiation is the way of accepting and receiving God’s blessing and love, and acknowledging the sacrifice of God and Jesus Christ. Through the mass, we were all seeking forgiveness. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord, the priest would tell the congregation at the end of the service. We would give thanks to our God.

      Further, in the Nicene Creed, we Catholics say: We believe in one holy Catholic and apostolic church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins . . . Remission is a word used throughout the Holy Bible. It means forgiveness, or forgiveness of sin. Mark 1: 4 in the King James Bible says, John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. Confession of sins and iniquities leads to remission. We will be forgiven.

      Guilt and a persistent sense of wrongdoing probably develop in the prefrontal cortex of the human brain. Functional magnetic resonance imagery (fMRI) scans indicate this. The human consciousness can be tormented by guilt. For that reason, we need relief to survive, to live healthy and productive lives, to contribute to our collective human existence. As humans, we need forgiveness.

      My most comprehensive dictionary, Webster’s Third New International, defines the word forgive as "to cease to feel resentment against on account of wrong committed: give up claim to requital from

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