How many times will God forgive you?

If forgiving someone more than once or twice seems unreasonable, just remember how often God forgives you. He doesn't put a limit on how many times you turn to him with your sincere heart, humbly seeking forgiveness. He's just glad you've returned. May we do our best to model our forgiveness after God's example.

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Does God only forgive you 77 times?

Many commentaries understand this to mean that Jesus was telling Peter that he should forgive his brother a limitless number of times. There is poetry for the soul in these passages: there is a small, determined amount of vengeance, but limitless Divine forgiveness.

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Is there a limit to God's forgiveness?

There are two things to remember here: (1) God's mercy is indeed infinite, and (2) true repentance means forsaking your sins. On the one hand, because of the infinite Atonement of Jesus Christ, repentance is available to everyone, even those who have made the same mistakes many times.

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How many times can one repent?

Repentance is always available, even if you've made the same mistake again. The Lord has said, “As often as my people repent will I forgive them their trespasses against me” (Mosiah 26:30). Be one of “His people,” and return to the Lord whenever you stray.

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Does God forgive all sins?

You may have felt like your sins are too serious or that you have made the same mistake too many times. But no matter how much we have sinned, we can always repent and be forgiven. Some sins may be easier to correct than others, but Jesus Christ has provided for total forgiveness from all sins. He is eager to forgive.

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What are 3 unforgivable sins?

ÇMurder, torture and abuse of any human being, but particularly the murder, torture and abuse of children and animals. These are more than unforgivable to me; they are incomprehensible. They violate the most basic dignity of the human person and, as such, deny God in our broken world.

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Is there a sin that Cannot be forgiven?

Rev. Graham: Only one sin that can't be forgiven is on God's list — and that is the sin of rejecting Him and refusing His offer of forgiveness and new life in Jesus Christ. This alone is the unforgivable sin, because it means we are saying that the Holy Spirit's witness about Jesus is a lie (see Luke 12:10).

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Is it ever too late to repent?

Yes, God forgives and relents from punishment for those who truly love God, but there are also times and situations where there may be no turning back. Repentance can come too late after too much damage is done and there is no going back.

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Can you still repent after death?

Some have promoted the idea of a second chance after death. But the Bible does not indicate that people get an opportunity to repent or to put faith in Jesus after they die. Hebrews 9:27 says, “People are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.”

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How do I stop repeating my sin?

James 4:7-10 gives us an excellent step by step prescription for conquering sin.
  1. First, determine to submit to God. ...
  2. Second, resist, and the devil will flee.
  3. Third, replace the draw of sin by drawing near to God. ...
  4. Fourth, clean yourself up! ...
  5. Fifth, mourn over the sins you do commit. ...
  6. Sixth, humble yourself before God.

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Is Jesus forgiveness infinite?

No matter what we've done, God's forgiveness is infinite.

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Can you repent from blasphemy?

He is saying, all blasphemies that you repent of will be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven because by its very nature it puts you beyond repentance. It is the sort of sin that issues from a heart so incorrigibly calloused that a person simply isn't able to repent of it.

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Does God really love everyone?

Does God truly love all persons? Most Christians think the obvious answer to this question is, "Yes, of course he does!" Indeed, many Christians would agree that the very heart of the gospel is that God so loved the whole world that he gave his Son to make salvation available for every single person.

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Does God forgive 70 times 7?

Jesus says we should forgive someone seventy times seven in response to a question from Peter about how many times to forgive a brother who sins against him. Peter asks if forgiving seven times is appropriate, and Jesus responds “not seven times, but seventy times seven” (Matthew 18:22).

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What does 7 mean in the Bible?

Seven was symbolic in ancient near eastern and Israelite culture and literature. It communicated a sense of “fullness” or “completeness” (שבע “seven” is spelled with the same consonants as the word שבע “complete/full”). This makes sense of the pervasive appearance of “seven” patterns in the Bible.

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Will I go to heaven if I sin?

THE ANSWER IS YES!!! When Jesus died on the cross, he paid the penalty of sin for all who believe in him. He died for your past, present and future sin. Please note, I'm not saying if you are saved, nothing you do matters and you can sin all you want because you are going to heaven anyway.

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Can God forgive sin after death?

God set up a system to forgive us here and now, not afterward, and that's the way it is. We honor God's system out of our love and respect for him.

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Does God give second chances?

Through Calvary, God didn't grant a second chance to humans; He provided a holy Substitute—the second Adam—who got it right the first time on our behalf. How reassuring it is to know God leaves nothing to chance, most notably the salvation of His children?

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Will God forgive me if I don't repent?

There is no forgiveness without repentance. God does not forgive unrepentant sinners.

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Does repentance hurt?

Repentance is painful when it leads only to shame.

Mistakes are embarrassing but laughable. Unconfessed, unrepentant sin, however, is grave and dangerous. Godly repentance isn't an exercise in shame for sin.

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How do you know if you truly repent?

Real repentance is typically accompanied by transparency. We have a willingness and eagerness to make amends. We will do whatever it takes to make things right and to demonstrate we have changed.

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What is the most forgivable sin?

Therefore I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come."

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Is Speaking in Tongues a real language?

Generally, followers believe that speaking in tongues is a spiritual gift that can be manifested as either a human language or a heavenly supernatural language in three ways: The "sign of tongues" refers to xenoglossia, wherein followers believe someone is speaking a language they have never learned.

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How do I know I have blasphemed the Holy Spirit?

The person who repeatedly and without repentance rejects the Holy Spirit's testimony to Christ is the one who has blasphemed the Holy Spirit. That sin is the only sin that never will be forgiven.

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