forgiving yourself
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9If we confess our sins, then he is faithful and just, so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.
7Cast all your cares upon him, for he takes care of you.
32And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.
25And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your sins.
17So if anyone is a new creature in Christ, what is old has passed away. Behold, all things have been made new. 18But all is of God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.
3Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him. 4And if he has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, ‘I am sorry,’ then forgive him.”
19Therefore, repent and be converted, so that your sins may be wiped away.
14For if you will forgive men their sins, your heavenly Father also will forgive you your offenses. 15But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your sins.
8But now you must set aside all these things: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, and indecent speech from your mouth.
8Concerning the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is chaste, whatever is just, whatever is holy, whatever is worthy to be loved, whatever is of good repute, if there is any virtue, if there is any praiseworthy discipline: meditate on these.
47Because of this, I tell you: many sins are forgiven her, because she has loved much. But he who is forgiven less, loves less.”
10He has not dealt with us according to our sins, and he has not repaid us according to our iniquities. 11For according to the height of the heavens above the earth, so has he reinforced his mercy toward those who fear him.
13Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do.
1Therefore, having been justified by faith, let us be at peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who are not walking according to the flesh.
11The doctrine of a man is known through patience. And his glory is to pass beyond iniquities.
12And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
15But if your brother has sinned against you, go and correct him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have regained your brother.
13Brothers, I do not consider that I have already attained this. Instead, I do one thing: forgetting those things that are behind, and extending myself toward those things that are ahead,
34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them. For they know not what they do.” And truly, dividing his garments, they cast lots.
34And they will no longer teach, a man his neighbor, and a man his brother, saying: ‘Know the Lord.’ For all will know me, from the littlest of them even to the greatest, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will no longer remember their sin.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
5I have acknowledged my offense to you, and I have not concealed my injustice. I said, “I will confess against myself, my injustice to the Lord,” and you forgave the impiety of my sin.