"Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors ... For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." Matthew 6:12-15 (NIV)
While teaching His disciples how to pray, Jesus explains that they must forgive those who have sinned against them in order to be forgiven of their own sins.
We all have sinned and need to ask God for His forgiveness. In the model prayer, we ask our heavenly Father to "forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." When we ask for forgiveness, we will only be forgiven as we are willing to forgive others. Jesus makes it clear that if we do not forgive others of their sins, then our heavenly Father will not forgive us of our sins. (Mark 11:25 & Luke 11:4) So, forgive, and be forgiven.
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