Stories of Christ: Story 29

Forgive 70 times 7

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Forgive 70 times 7 Parable as well

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Forgive others

70 Times 7

Peace comes from forgiving

Lord I would Follow Thee HB 220

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Christ tells Peter to forgive a person 70 X 7 times.  He then relates a parable to help explain.

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Forgiveness brings peace.  We have been commanded to forgive others, God will take care of the justice.

Those of you who can multiply know that 70 x 7 = 490! What a large number! Did Jesus really mean that Peter should forgive a person 490 times? … Elder James E. Talmage, and Apostle in our time, tells us that Jesus meant that Peter --and all of us-- should be willing to always forgive. Why is forgiving others so important? When Jesus told Peter to forgive seventy times seven, was he thinking only of the person being forgiven, or was he thinking of Peter, too? Would forgiving others help Peter feel peace? Yes! Jesus knew that Peter would be blessed with a feeling of peace each time he truly forgave someone. Forgiving brings peace to those who forgive as well as to those who are forgiven. Jesus taught that we should forgive and be kind to one another, and he set the example for us.

Judy Edwards, Sharing Time: I Forgive You; September 1994, Ensign

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Forgiving others brings peace into our lives.

Stories of Christ: Story 24

Jesus Forgives a Woman

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28-Nov

Jesus Forgives a Woman

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Repentance

NT 26

Luke 7:36-50

Come unto Me Starting at 4:17

Repentance brings PEACE

Sweet is the Peace HB 14

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This video is a Seminary video that teaches why we should come unto Christ.  Starting at 4 minutes 17 seconds is the story of the woman who washes Christ's feet with her tears and dries them with her hair.  He then teaches those with him of love and forgiveness.

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Jesus Christ wants to forgive us.  He wants us to come unto Him.

“There are many degrees of personal worthiness and righteousness. Yet repentance is a blessing to all of us. We each need to feel the Savior’s arms of mercy through the forgiveness of our sins. “I am amazed at the Savior’s encircling arms of mercy and love for the repentant, no matter how selfish the forsaken sin. I testify that the Savior is able and eager to forgive our sins. Except for the sins of those few who choose perdition after having known a fullness, there is no sin that cannot be forgiven. What a marvelous privilege for each of us to turn away from our sins and to come unto Christ. Divine forgiveness is one of the sweetest fruits of the gospel, removing guilt and pain from our hearts and replacing them with joy and peace of conscience”

Elder Neil L. Anderson “Repent … That I May Heal You,” Oct 2009, General Conference

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Forgiveness brings JOY!

Stories of Christ: Story 19

Jesus Forgives Sins and Heals a man of Palsy

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23-Nov

Forgives Sin and Heals Body of Man

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Jesus Power to Forgive

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White as snow after forgiven Isa 1:18

O Little Town of Bethlehem

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This story demonstrates Jesus' power to not only heal physically, but to heal spiritually through forgiveness of sin.  What a beautiful thing!

A bedridden, paralyzed man desiring to be healed was brought to a large gathering, but unable to get him close to the Savior, his friends took him to the roof of the house where the Savior was and lowered him down. Seeing this demonstration of faith, with great purpose not yet known to His listeners, the Savior declared, "Man, they sins are forgiven thee." ... The Savior knew that many people followed Him because of His mighty miracles. Already He had turned water to wine, cast out unclean spirits, and healed the nobleman's son, a leper, Peter's mother-in-law, and many others. But with this paralyzed man, the Lord chose to give evidence to both disciple and detractor of His unique role as Savior of the world.

Craig A. Cardon; April 2013, General Conference

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Isaiah 1:18 paints the picture of of sins being red as scarlet, but they can be made white as snow through repentance.  The Savior has the power to forgive sin.