Matthew 6:12: "And forgive us our trespasses (or debts)"
Forgive
Trespasses--sin--debts--often intertwine in the Bible verses and stories. But when Jesus gave these words to His disciples they still had no true concept of the price Jesus would pay to open the door to a forgiveness beyond any human ability.
In every aspect of our lives--from the inside out.
"He does not treat us according to our sins nor repay us according to our faults." Psalm 103:10
"As far as the east is from the west so far does He remove our sins." Psalm 103:12
In Ephesians Chapter 2 Paul reminds his readers that they were dead in their sins when they walked in the course of this world that desires power and personal ambition.
Many people throughout history and present times still reject this gift of life, like Saul who would not accept God's grace and looked only to human methods to attempt to gain power.
Yet the Lord offers His mercy again and again. Free will. Free choice.
We only need to accept His costly offering.
"Sin is the refusal of love, whether to give love or to receive it." Thomas Merton.
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