Forgive (ness, Amnesty)

So following up on your answer about forgiving a loan, say you forgave them, & they came a week later & wanted to borrow another $1,000, if you don't let them, does that mean you're still holding the other debt against them & haven't really forgiven them or just being cautious?

The Pastor of the caller told him that you can't hastily forgive someone, that your emotions have to be in check. What does Steve think? [Mark 11:25]

How many times does God forgive you?

Didn't Peter deny Christ, but was still allowed to follow Christ? If we try to save someone by denying Christ, like our child, God would know we didn't mean it, right? [Matthew 10:33, John 21].

Do you agree with Dr. Michael Brown in that only our past sin is forgiven when we are converted to Christ, and future sin requires repentance? [2 Peter 1:9, I John 7, 9].

Our church says we need to forgive each other & have reconciliation before we can be prayed over, & we have these healing rooms. What do you think of this practice?

What do you think about someone who justifies their sinful behavior, such as, adultery, by using Bible examples and characters, such as David, who God clearly loved and forgave?

If God commands us to forgive forever, doesn't it stand to reason that God would do the same thing....even though someone just happens to die?

Supervisor has a shady character. How do you deal w/ somebody who is very questionable?

We aren't supposed to forgive people who don't forgive others, isn't that right? [Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 18:23-35]

If our sins are forgiven when we are saved, why do we need to judged later? [I Corinthians 3:10, 5:10, Titus 3:14, Romans 2:6f, 14:10, I Peter 1:17, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Matthew 16, 25:31].

It says in the Bible that if we confess our sins He is faithful & just to forgive our sins. What about people who don't ask for forgiveness? What about people who don't deserve forgiveness, especially since they haven't asked for it? [1 John 1:9, John 20:23]

How can someone who has been a Christian all their life be happy about someone who made it in the last 5 minutes of their life, getting to have eternal life? [Matthew 20:1-16, Luke 15:25-31]

If we are supposed to forgive everyone, how come Paul didn't forgive Alexandra the silversmith? [2 Timothy 4:14-16]

What about forgiving someone who has offended someone else? and more discussion about forgiveness.[John 20:21-23]

Why does Jesus say to confront a person who has sinned against you & if he repents, forgive him, in Luke, but in Matthew & Mark He just seems to say we need to unilaterally forgive them? [Luke 17:3, Matthew 6:14-15, Mark 11:25]

What about the parable about the unforgiving servant sort've being tortured? [Matthew 18:21-35]

Should you forgive someone who hasn't repented or asked for forgiveness?

Is it biblical to forgive yourself?

I just wanted to call & encourage the man who had a guilty conscience about a murder-suicide his father committed.

Would you comment on the passage about forgiving other's sins? [John 20:23].

Is the main reason we forgive is so we don't be so toxic, bitter, or do you need to forgive to be unified? [Mark 11:25]

How do you forgive someone for who they are, not just what they have done, but how they continue to hurt others? [I Peter 4:19, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Ephesians 4:18].

What do you think of the current event of Amber Guyger and Botham Jean and the way his brother forgave the perpetrator?

Scripture says that one needs to forgive, to be forgiven, but also says that if you don't forgive someone, God won't forgive them either. Can you clarify? [John 20, Matthew 16 & 18].

Do people have to ask for forgiveness before we forgive? Or should we just forgive?

Caller wants to talk more about forgiveness from a previous show, We MUST forgive? [John 20:23, Matthew 6:15]

If someone who was seeking God commits suicide, and goes to hell because of his suicide, then does God take into consideration the people still praying for them? [Luke 16:19-31].

Caller wants to advise and encourage first caller about homosexuality and trying to cover it up with alcohol.

I'm concerned about how this verse about "no more sacrifice for sin" and how it may apply to me. Though I have repented, have I trodden on the truth so much so, that I can't be forgiven? [Hebrew 10:26,17-18, 8:13,Jeremiah 31].

I've heard it said that if you say the sinner's prayer, become a Christian, but then don't forgive others, you will not be forgiven yourself.

Is the verse about our bodies being a temple and the defiling of the temple resulting in destruction, actually about suicide not being forgiven? [I Corinthians 3: 16-17].

Have I really forgiven someone if I still don't want to see them? [Jeremiah 17:5-8, Mark 11:24, Matthew 18:15-18].

When Jesus said, "Rise up and walk", wasn't it easier to say that, than to say "Your sins are forgiven"? [Matthew 9:5-7, Luke 5:23-25]

Can one commit one too many sins, resulting in no more forgiveness? [Hebrews 12].

Jesus forgave people as He was being nailed on the cross, who was He forgiving? What about being angry, but not sinning, and not letting the sun set on your anger? [Ephesians 4:26, Luke 23:34]

Would you harmonize the contradictory ideas that we will stand before the judgment seat of Christ & answer for our deeds, but then He said that won't remember our sins ... they will be far as the east is to the west? [Psalm 103:12, Romans14:12-13, Matthew 7:2, 12:36 2 Corinthians 5:10].

"Forgive them, for they know not what they do" appears to be translated directly from the Greek as "forgive them not, for they know what they do?" - which way is it? [Luke 23:34].

It's sort've hard to go to church if they are having a hard time forgiving & loving a particular member of the church.

How would you know you actually completely forgave someone? Does the offender have to acknowledge the offense, & would they have to offer an apology?

If person does something against a person that is wrong, is the person that is wronged obligated to point this out to the person or should they should just pray for them? [Matthew 5:23-24, Luke 17:3, Matthew 18]

Just because you forgive someone doesn't mean you have to be their best friend afterwards.

Going to hell for not being able to forgive someone, caller is concerned about it.

Do we play a role in how we are forgiven by the Lord? In order for God to forgive us, we have to forgive everyone?

Can sin in progress be forgiven, or do you have to complete the sin and ask for forgiveness when it is done?

How do we forgive ISIS after they just keep on beheading people & raping women?

What obligation do we have to continue to accept unacceptable behavior and lack of responsibility of a sibling?

Catholic priest told the caller that that verse give him the authority to forgive sins....or not. [John 20:23]

It says in the Psalms that he prayed for destruction of his enemies. Is that a NT thing to do?

People think there's a complete contrast between the God of the OT & the God of the NT, having character trait differences.