If you are a christian please answer?

Question

Can you forgive anybody for anything that was a sin? If so please explain and if not explain. If so give a biblical example.

I have two, Jesus prayed for everyone that was crucifying him right before he died. He wanted God to even forgive those that were mocking, beating, and killing him

My second is, Sodom and Gomorah and their surrounding cities were destroyed by two angels because of their sin. God didn't give them any more time than the time they had before he killed them all, along with Lots wife for looking back.

So what do you think, and thanks for the answers.

WOW CAN ANYONE ANSWER THE QUESTION?

Barry F seriously dude, you didn't answer my question. It was do you forgive anything that would be done to you?

But you know what I'll help you learn to answer this question, I'm gonna forgive you. So oh well try again next time.

Answer 1

Yes, I can (through Christ) and I have to forgive all sins. Jesus was here to show us how to live, shown in your first example. Justice is God's, and that is in your second example. Read Genesis 18 and 19 to understand that situation more. Abraham's plead with God to spare the righteous is below. God is very just and also very merciful.

Genesis 18
26 The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."

27 Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes, 28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city because of five people?"
"If I find forty-five there," he said, "I will not destroy it."

29 Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?"
He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not do it."

30 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?"
He answered, "I will not do it if I find thirty there."

31 Abraham said, "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?"
He said, "For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it."

32 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?"
He answered, "For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it."

33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.

Also read Genesis 19 for more on how the Lord spared the righteous and only killed those who were so evil and wicked.

Answer 2

This poses the question: What would Jesus do?

Jesus would forgive them, because he did so on the cross. Jesus Christ died for our sins so that they could be forgiven-that's the Biblical example. We should be an example to others by forgiving them, even if the sin is big.

Answer 3

Sin is anything we do that offends God, and separates us from Him. Some sins are done without really thinking about them. Sometimes we just don't know any better. Other sins are done on purpose. Either way, a sin is a sin.

God has the ability to look deep into our hearts (minds) and peek at the actual character we have developed. If we have a generally good character he can certainly see that our sins were probably not done on purpose. He can also tell if we just "panic" and do something to avoid trouble, or if we had truly evil intent and meant to do harm.

In any case, when we realize we have sinned, we have the ability to ask God for forgiveness. If you are just playing, your forgiveness is not guaranteed.

God is always willing to forgive a truly sorrowful and repentant heart. When He forgives you, the sin is "blotted out" as if it never existed, and we are restored to good standing with God.

This is the example for us to follow, too. We are asked to forgive others as God forgives us. This means that we should work on forgiving anyone who hurts or irritates us. Even our enemies are to be forgiven.

God knows this is difficult for us, and as long as we are truly trying, He understands if we just cannot make it. We are imperfect in these human bodies, but we should always strive for excellence and strive for perfection.

As for your examples, you are correct. Jesus did ask God to forgive those who treated Him so horribly. Jesus was the human form of God, and came to Earth to offer us freedom from sin, and to give us the perfect human example.

As for Sodom and Gomorrah, true enough, these cities were destroyed. Keep in mind, though, that Abraham and God had quite a discussion about that. Abraham asked God if there were any righteous people in those cities, would God spare the entire cities? God said yes, of course He would. Abraham was pretty bold, and kept asking with smaller and smaller numbers. How about only 10 righteous people? God promised that if he could find even one, he would spare the cities.

Well there were none. Abraham had already managed to get Lot (his nephew) and family out of the city, and God said to keep walking, and don't even look back. He didn't want his righteous children to even SEE what he was going to do to the wicked people in those cities. They were so bad, they could not be redeemed. God knew, he reviewed their character, looking for even one good person, just like He promised Abraham.

And of course, Lot's wife did not follow directions. God specifically said DO NOT LOOK BACK. She looked back anyway. Such willful disobedience deserves punishment, and God's punishment came fast.

Answer 4

yes, potentially, i can. God instructed us to. "if you will not forgive others [especially your borther], your Father will not forgive you"

God's job is to judge. when you have a place that's been drenched in sin for so long, in order for God to even be there, sin has to be judged. so God sent angels to Sodom and Gomorrah for warning. what happened? read Gen 19:5. God always sends fair warning before He judges

Egypt: "let my people go!"
Sodom and Gomorrah: angels
Israel: Jesus Christ
the whole earth: Noah
Babylon: Daniel, a vision

Answer 5

Actually Jesus prayed to forgive our sins to Father for all of us when He was crucified.

Sodom and Gomorah were given a chance, but unfortunately 99% of them are all wicked and sexually immoral.

Answer 6

when i need to forgive and find that I cannot in my self, then i forgive in the name of Jesus and if the bad thought about that comes to my remembrance again. then i say no i forgave that in the name of Jesus, and before long the memory is gone.
forgiving is more important to the forgiver than it is for the forgiven,
Jesus said if we forgive anyone then He also will forgive them.
he also said that if our brother sins against us, we are to forgive them so that God can forgive us.

Answer 7

Sodom and Gomorah was polluted with offsprings of the Fallen Angels....that was an attempt by Satan to corrupt God's word.

Answer 8

The second story took place before the time of Jesus. Because Jesus died for our sins, they are now all forgiven

Answer 9

1 Corinthians 13:4-8
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."

It keeps no record "logizomai ou" of wrongs "kakos." Kakos means "of a bad nature, not such as it ought to be, of a mode of thinking, feeling, acting, base, wrong, wicked, troublesome, injurious, pernicious, destructive, baneful."

Consider what it takes to understand God's Kingdom. You must be humble like a small child. Do you remember it? I was thinking of it yesterday. I was called up to the platform in a church which did not take literally 1 Corinthians 14:34, 35 about women being silent in church, but I did take it seriously. As soon as I got up to the platform and kept silent despite being questioned by the preacher (I was about three years old), my mother called me, so I went over to her. This is following the Biblical example of honour and fear of authority, which is the basis of what God uses, also as it applies to secular law (Romans 13). There is no room in God's Kingdom to be swayed by appeals to the flesh or eyes, such as those who present gifts that appeal to pleasures, like aromatherapy candles (not the most useful thing if you're suffering hunger and privation during periods of persecution; a serious Christian would understand this) or who try to use looks or make-up or personal presentation as a way to gain influence. Children have not learnt the ways of the world yet. God's law doesn't take questioning by mere humans. 1 John 5:3 says that the love of God means obeying his commands and his commands are not burdensome. Psalms 37:5-6 says to commit your way to the Lord and he will make the justice of your cause shine like the noon day sun. There is no way you could accomplish this yourself no matter how scripturally "correct" you were.

Not only can you forgive people, but you are commanded to if you are going to follow the godly law of love.

Answer 10

I noticed a man run around the floor of a pool full of a non-Newtonian fluid as a consequence God is truly, and likewise the soul is an invisible organ within the human frame that is teleported to one among 2 parallel universes, both heaven or hell once we die.