What do we have to do to receive forgiveness?
Does God really forgive us if we ask?
Do we have to forgive everyone who hurts us?
How can we forgive people who aren’t even sorry?
Why is it so important anyway?
Forgiveness is a key theme throughout the Bible. But it’s also frequently misunderstood and misrepresented by us humans.
To find out what forgiveness really means, we’ll look at how the Bible answers some of the most common questions about it.
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