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Everything we have written about grace.
26 guides carry this tag.
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A Prayer for Forgiveness of Sins
How to pray for forgiveness of sins: what Scripture promises, a short prayer you can pray, and the next honest steps after confession.
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Bible Verses About Forgiveness: What Scripture Says
Key Bible verses about forgiveness of sins, forgiving others, and God's mercy, with short explanations and where to read each passage.
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Does God Forgive Adultery?
Yes, God forgives adultery for those who repent and trust Christ. Here is what Scripture promises, and what repentance and honesty look like.
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Does God really forgive everything?
Yes. Every sin brought to God through Jesus can be forgiven, however serious or however often repeated. Here is what that promise covers, what it does not mean, and the one exception Jesus named.
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Does God Forgive Murderers and Killers?
Yes — murder is not the unforgivable sin. Scripture offers full forgiveness in Christ to anyone who repents, though earthly consequences often remain.
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Does God Forgive Sex Before Marriage?
Yes — God forgives sexual sin when we confess and turn to Christ. Learn what Scripture promises, how repentance works, and where to start.
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Does God Forgive Me? Assurance from Scripture
God's forgiveness is offered freely to all who repent and believe. Here is what Scripture promises, and how to find assurance.
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Does God Forgive Repeated Sins?
Yes, God forgives repeated sins when we confess and repent. Discover the biblical basis for ongoing forgiveness and how to break free from habitual sin.
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Envy and comparison: confessing the sin nobody admits
Envy is resenting someone else's good. It is quiet, respectable and corrosive. Here is how to recognise it, confess it honestly to God, and learn the contentment that comes from belonging to him.
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Forgiving yourself — what the Bible actually says
The Bible never tells you to forgive yourself. It tells you something better: God is the judge, and if he has forgiven you, your task is to agree with his verdict. Here is what that looks like.
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Forgiving someone who never apologised
You can forgive someone who has never said sorry, and Jesus calls his followers to. But forgiving them is not the same as excusing them, trusting them or going back. Here is the difference.
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Greed and money: confessing what we love too much
Greed is loving money and possessions more than God and people. Here is how to recognise it, confess it plainly, make things right where it has cost others, and learn open-handed contentment.
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Guilt, conviction and shame: telling them apart
Guilt is a fact, conviction is God's call to come back, and shame is the fear that you are beyond love. Learning the difference changes how you confess and how you heal.
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How Many Times Does God Forgive? What Jesus Said
Jesus answered Peter's question about how many times to forgive. Here is what the Bible says about God's forgiveness and ours.
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Is It a Sin Not to Forgive Someone?
Unforgiveness is serious in Scripture, but it is not the unforgivable sin. Learn what Jesus taught and how to begin forgiving.
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Is It a Sin to Masturbate? A Pastoral Answer
A gentle, biblical look at whether masturbation is sin, what Scripture actually says, and how to find grace and self-control in Christ.
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Living with a past that can't be undone
Some things cannot be reversed: a harm done, years wasted, a person lost. God's forgiveness does not rewrite history, but it does change what your past means and what your future can be.
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Pride: the sin that hides the others
Pride rarely looks like arrogance. More often it is the quiet refusal to be seen as someone who needs grace. How to recognise it, confess it and grow in the humility Christ showed.
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Psalm 51 — David's confession, line by line
Psalm 51 is the prayer David made after his adultery and a murder were exposed. Read slowly, it shows how to confess, what to ask for, and what God will not refuse. A section-by-section reading.
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Shame from things done to you
Being abused, assaulted or mistreated is not your sin and needs no confession. Here is what Scripture says to people carrying shame that belongs to someone else, and where to find safety and help.
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Starting again
After a serious failure it can feel as if your life with God is over. It is not. Scripture is full of people who began again, and it shows how: honestly, humbly, and one ordinary day at a time.
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Why you still feel guilty after God forgave you
You confessed, you meant it, and the guilt is still there. That does not mean the forgiveness failed. Here is why feelings lag behind God's verdict, and what to do in the meantime.
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The unforgivable sin — what Jesus meant
Jesus warned that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. Read in context, it is not a careless word or a terrible thought. It is a hardened refusal of God. If you fear you have done it, you have not.
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What Is Giving Someone Grace? A Biblical Answer
Giving someone grace means freely showing undeserved favour, patterned on God's grace to us in Christ, and it leads us toward forgiveness and mercy.
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What Sins Does God Not Forgive?
A pastoral answer on the unforgivable sin, the sin unto death, and what Scripture says about God's willingness to forgive.
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When you can't forget
The Bible never says forgive and forget. Remembering a wrong, yours or someone else's, is not the same as failing to forgive. Here is what God's forgetting means, and what to do with a memory that returns.