From Forgiven to Forgiving (Biblia.com)

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What do the following statements about forgiveness have in common? ·Forgiveness is obtained through apologizing. ·The best thing you can do is "forgive and forget". ·You aren't forgiven until you feel forgiven. ·Even if someone hasn't asked for forgiveness, you can still forgive them. These statements all represent popular misconceptions about true biblical forgiveness. Because forgiveness...

Well, we don’t want to say Christ prayed an unscriptural prayer——that is bedrock. Then in some sense we must recognize that the prayer was legitimate. Since Jesus said to the Father, “ I knew that You always hear [heed] Me” (John 11:42), we believe also that His prayer was answered. How could that be? Not apart from the means, but by them. Jesus’ prayer was answered in the response to the preaching of Peter and the apostles on the day of Pentecost, and on those other occasions when thousands of Jews

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