• Matthew 18:32-35
    Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?' And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. "So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses."
     
  • Matthew 6:12
    And forgive us our debts,
    As we forgive our debtors.

     
  • Colossians 3:13-15
    bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.
     
  • Exodus 34:7-9
    keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children's children to the third and the fourth generation." So Moses made haste and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped. Then he said, “If now I have found grace in Your sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray, go among us, even though we are a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”
     
  • Ephesians 4:32
    And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
     
  • Psalm 103:8-18
    The LORD is merciful and gracious,
    Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
    He will not always strive with us,
    Nor will He keep His anger forever.
    He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
    Nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth,
    So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
    As far as the east is from the west,
    So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
    As a father pities his children,
    So the LORD pities those who fear Him.
    For He knows our frame;
    He remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass;
    As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
    For the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
    And its place remembers it no more.
    But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting
    On those who fear Him,
    And His righteousness to children's children,
    To such as keep His covenant,
    And to those who remember His commandments to do them.
     
  • Matthew 6:14-15
    "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for God's Forgiveness


Resources

Forgiveness and Forgiving

CGG Weekly by John Reiss

God's forgiveness is a profound gift that offers hope to all who fall short of His righteousness. He does not close the book on us when we sin, just as He did not on Adam. From before the foundation of the world, He knew the path humanity would take and provided a means for our sins to be forgiven through the sacrifice of His …


The Model Prayer (Part Seven): Forgive Us Our Debts

Bible Study by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Jesus emphasizes the importance of forgiveness in His Model Prayer, highlighting that if we forgive others their trespasses, our heavenly Father will also forgive us. However, if we withhold forgiveness, neither will our Father forgive our trespasses. This teaching underscores the condition that as we seek God's mercy, we must …


Forgiveness and Hope

CGG Weekly by John Reiss

Forgiveness concerns each of us, and without God's forbearance, we would have absolutely no hope for anything beyond this brief, physical life.


Forgiveness and the Perpetual Covenant of Peace

Sermon by Mark Schindler

God's forgiveness, granted through the incredible sacrifice of Jesus Christ, comes as a gift to those called into the body of Christ. However, accepting this gift involves a significant personal cost in living out the God-given opportunity in a world driven by prideful, carnal nature that stands in enmity against God and His …


A God of Many Dimensions

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God has 'soft' virtues, which most churches proclaim loudly and often, and 'hard' ones, which get little attention. God has having a range of character traits.


Forgiveness and Reconciliation

CGG Weekly by John W. Ritenbaugh

Forgiveness from God is directly tied to our forgiving those who have sinned against us! We must reciprocate God's forgiveness by forgiving others.


Footwashing: An Attitude of Service and Forgiveness

Sermon by Ted E. Bowling

In John 13, when our Savior washed His disciples' feet, He taught them that He was willing to accept the task designated to the lowest of the servants.


Living by Faith: God's Grace (Part One)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Sometimes God's sense of justice seems unusual or strange to us, giving us many questions to ponder about fairness. Justice and fairness are not identical.



For more resources, please see the library topic for God's Forgiveness