Forgiveness from a legalistic perspective is a matter of balancing the books and making sure that a debt is paid or cancelled.

What does say about forgiveness. Psalms 10310-14 - He hath not dealt with us after our sins. The act that hurt or offended you might always be with you but forgiveness can lessen its grip on you and help free you from the control of the person who harmed you. Matthew 612 also Luke 114 So forgiveness was a big deal to Jesus enough to include it when He taught His disciples how He wanted them to pray.

Even as Christ forgave you so also do ye. The phrase forgive and forget is not found in the Bible. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.

Forgive us our sins for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is in debt to us. What is forgiveness. Heres what the Bible has to say about it.

Forgiveness is a choice we make. God loves us and He wants us to be healthy spiritually and physically. A healthy relationship with God.

Forgiveness means different things to different people. We humans were born with original sin. Trust is not implicit in forgiveness nor is forgetting obligatory.

But if you forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Reconciliation in Christian theology is an element of salvation that refers to the results of atonement. Forgiveness is a process and the first step is to acknowledge and make a mental decision that you will let go forgive and move on.