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Focal verse for the year:
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” —Matthew 7:7
WE BELIEVE: 490
and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors… —Matthew 6:12
Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. —Matthew 6:9-12
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” —Luke 23:34
Jesus connects divine forgiveness and human forgiveness.
and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. —Ephesians 4:32
So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free. There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you. What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? —James 2:12-14
Base your request for forgiveness on your forgiveness of others.
and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors
Then Peter came to him and asked. “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?”
“No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “But seventy times seven!
“Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him. In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars. He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold - along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned - to pay the debt.
“But the man fell down before his master and begged him, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.’ Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.
“But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.
“His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it,’ he pleaded. But his creditor wouldn’t wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full. “When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened. Then the king called the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’ Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt. “That’s what my Heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.” —Matthew 18:21-35
Base your request for forgiveness on your forgiveness of others.
and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors
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