International Repentance, Forgiveness, & Reconciliation (I.R.F.R.) Week
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: International Repentance, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation (I.R.F.R.) Week is held every month.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: International Repentance, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation (I.R.F.R.) Week is held every month.
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Using The Holy Bible To Teach About Repentance And Forgiveness
The Holy Bible should be the guide when teaching about repentance and forgiveness.
Using Jesus/Yeshua As A Role Model For Forgiveness When He Was Crucified On The Cross
And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves (Luke 23:33-34). In essence, “we are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus (Galatians 4:1).” Jesus Christ/Yeshua died for ALL of mankind.
Repentance And Forgiveness Are Addressed In The Following Questions:
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them (Romans 1:28-32).
You should confess of your iniquity & generational iniquity (Leviticus 26:40-41).
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation (Mark 3:28-29). Matthew 12:31-32 also explains the only unpardonable sin.
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin (James 4:17).
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).
But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Revelation 21:8).
Jesus said, “of sin, because they believe not on me” (John 16:9)).
For this ye know, that no whoremonger, no unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ & of God (Ephesians 5:5).
“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them, which despitefully use you, and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44).
Developed by Prophetess Letitia Peters for International Repentance, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation Week 2011-2016 www.ManifestTheTruth.com
The Holy Bible should be the guide when teaching about repentance and forgiveness.
Using Jesus/Yeshua As A Role Model For Forgiveness When He Was Crucified On The Cross
And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves (Luke 23:33-34). In essence, “we are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus (Galatians 4:1).” Jesus Christ/Yeshua died for ALL of mankind.
Repentance And Forgiveness Are Addressed In The Following Questions:
- Why Should You Confess & Repent Of Your Sins & Iniquities? Sins & Iniquities separates you from God. “Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear” (Isaiah 59:1-2). You should confess & repent because sin still separates you from enjoying the full fellowship with our Heavenly Father and his son, Jesus Christ/Yeshua (1 John 1). “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). “We have fellowship one with another & the blood of Jesus Christ/Yeshua his Son cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).
- What Are The Sins & Iniquities That You Should Confess And Repent Of That Defile Man?
- Sins & Iniquities are Identified in these Scriptures:
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them (Romans 1:28-32).
You should confess of your iniquity & generational iniquity (Leviticus 26:40-41).
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation (Mark 3:28-29). Matthew 12:31-32 also explains the only unpardonable sin.
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin (James 4:17).
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9-10).
But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Revelation 21:8).
Jesus said, “of sin, because they believe not on me” (John 16:9)).
For this ye know, that no whoremonger, no unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ & of God (Ephesians 5:5).
- Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, & such like; of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God (Galatians 5:19-22). There are various scriptures that identify curses & blessings in Deuteronomy chapters 27 and 28.Why Should You Forgive Others? "For if you forgive men for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions” (Matthew 6:14-15). “And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.” (Mark 11:25-26).
- How Can You Forgive Others? 2 ways that you can forgive others: (1) by praying & releasing that person to God or (2) by confronting the offender/perpetuator and ask for forgiveness as stated in Luke 17:3, “if he repents. “So watch yourselves. “If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.”
- How Many Times Should You Forgive?
- How Should You Treat Your Enemies?
“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them, which despitefully use you, and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44).
- Other Sin-Related Scriptures:
- “For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them; In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood” (Isaiah 59:12-13).
- “Be angry and do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil” (Ephesians 4:26-27).
- “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matthew 12:36-37).
- “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil” (Matthew 12:33-35).
- “And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem” (Luke 24:47).
- “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost” (Act 2:38).
- “These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren” (Proverbs 6:16-19).
- “For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak” (Psalms 59:12).
- The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. (Proverbs 8:13)
Developed by Prophetess Letitia Peters for International Repentance, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation Week 2011-2016 www.ManifestTheTruth.com