[Correspondent] E.S. (Coventry) writes:—
The basis of forgiveness seems to me to be repentance. When we approach the Father for forgiveness, do we expect Him to forgive without our first repenting of the sin? Of course not.
Luke 17:3 reads, “If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn to thee again, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.”
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Author: P. H. Adams
Keywords: Forgiveness of Sins, Forgiven, Forgiving others, Apologies, Repentance
Bible reference(s): Matt. 18:15, Luke 17:3, Acts 3:19
Source: “Problems: The Forgiveness of Sins,” The Testimony, Vol. 22, No. 258, June 1952, pp. 222-3.
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