The Forgiving Spirit of the Lord's Prayer
Matthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.


Forgiven, I am to forgive.

I. There exists a great necessity for the exercise of this godlike precept of forgiveness.

1. In the family circle.

2. God's forgiveness of us the rule and measure of our forgive. ness of others.

(1)  God forgives immediately.

(2)  God forgives fully.

(3)  God forgives heartily.

(4)  God forgets as well as forgives. "I will remember them no more for ever."

(Dr. O. Winslow.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

WEB: Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.




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