Bible Teachings on Forgiveness

Learn about Bible forgiveness, prayer, and loving enemies!

Matthew 6:5-13 - Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray. “When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites! They love to stand up and pray in the houses of worship and on the street corners, so that everyone will see them. I assure you, they have already been paid in full. But when you pray, go to your room, close the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what you do in private, will reward you.“When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long. Do not be like them. Your Father already knows what you need before you ask him. This, then, is how you should pray:‘Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored;may your Kingdom come; may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.Give us today the food we need.Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One. Copy out the passage that teaches us about forgiveness How should we pray? Using the passage above complete the table below; what should you do when you pray and what shouldn't you do? When you pray you should..... When you pray you should not.... Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven What do you think is Jesus means when he says we must forgive 'seventy times seven'? Fully explain your view. Words from the Cross -Luke 23:34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” The quote from Luke's gospel is part of what is known as the 'seven words from the cross' - seven statements made by Jesus just before he died. Below is an image of Jesus on the cross; add labels to the diagram. Click on the spots to type in your answer. Type in the correct labels from the word bank below:Jesus, Mary Jesus' Mother, The disciple John, The good thief, A member of the Sanhedrin, Roman Soldier Roman Soldier Mary Jesus' Mother A member of the Sanhedrin The good thief The disciple John Jesus Who might Jesus be talking about when He says "Father, forgive them"? Fully explain your answer. Matthew 5:43-44 Love for Enemies“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, "Forgiveness is more important than punishment" What does the Bible mean by this? Come up with a situation in life where someone might find it hard to forgive someone else and share what advice you would help them forgive that person. Find a song online that is a good example of forgiveness. Paste the link or type out the song name in the answer box. Write a 4 sentence summary of what Father Mike says in this video Why is forgiveness something that helps you to be the best version of yourself?