Apicontent

“Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.”
—Psalms 38:18

“Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts! Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin!” —Psalms 51:1-2

“…and having been freed from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.”
—Romans 6:18

(Romans 6:14; Ephesians 1:3,7; 2 Peter 1:5-9; 1 John 1:6-8; 3:6-7)

“But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.”
—1 John 1:9

“Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit. You delivered me from the Pit of oblivion. For you removed all my sins from your sight.” —Isaiah 38:17

“But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” —1 John 1:7

“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” —Romans 8:1

(Psalms 32:2; Jeremiah 33:8; Colossians 2:13;Hebrews 9:14, 22; 1 John 2:2)

“…and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation.”
—Luke 11:4

“Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your sins.” —Mark 11:25

“Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” —Luke 17:3-4

“Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.” —Ephesians 4:32

(Matthew 18:21-22; Luke 6:37; Colossians 3:13)

By being untruthful?

“Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.” —Ephesians 4:25

By being envious?

“But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.” —James 3:14

By wanting what they have?

“You must not desire another man’s wife, nor should you crave his house, his field, his male and female servants, his ox, his donkey, or anything else he owns.” —Deuteronomy 5:21

By being greedy?

“The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live.” —Proverbs 15:27

By tempting others to sin?

“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea. —Matthew 18:6

By defrauding or stealing?

“You must not oppress your neighbor or commit robbery against him. You must not withhold the wages of the hired laborer overnight until morning. ” —Leviticus 19:13

By falsely praising or complimenting?

“For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.” —Romans 16:18

By deceiving?

“In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.” —1 Thessalonians 4:6

By being hypocritical?

“They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.” —Titus 1:16

By neglecting their needs?

“See here – this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help the poor and needy.”—Ezekiel 16:49

By being judgmental?

“Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive. Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?  Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while there is a beam in your own? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” —Matthew 7:1-5

By being vengeful or bitter?

“Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.  Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. ” —Romans 12:17,19

By slandering?

“Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge. ” —James 4:11

By showing favoritism?

“Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind. ” —1 Timothy 5:21

By being unfair or unjust?

“You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.” —Leviticus 19:15

By causing strife or quarrels?

But reject foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed infighting.  And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient.” —2 Timothy 2:23-24

By getting angry with them?

“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. For human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.” —James 1:19-20

By being hateful?

“But the one who hates his fellow Christian is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.” —1 John 2:11

By gossiping about them?

“The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.” —Proverbs 20:19

By not returning good for evil?

“See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all. ” —1 Thessalonians 5:15

By looking down on others?

“We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.” —Psalms 123:4

By being abusive?

“The Lord approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.” —Psalms 11:5

“Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, from the Almighty to do evil. For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him. Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.” —Job 34:10-12

“I, the Lord, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved.” —Jeremiah 17:10

“For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps. There is no darkness, and no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves..” —Job 34:21-22

(Numbers 14:18; Job 24:22-23; Proverbs 15:9; James 4:12; 2 Peter 3:9)

Therefore: I will forsake evil and live in reverent fear of You.

“And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence. ” —1 Peter 1:17

“Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.” —Proverbs 19:23

“Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.” —Proverbs 3:7

(Deuteronomy 13:4; Psalms 96:4; 103:13; Proverbs 28:14)

“ Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the Lord.” —Lamentations 3:40

“Examine me, O God, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns! See if there is any idolatrous way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way!” —Psalms 139:23-24

“If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1:9 But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word is not in us.”
—1 John 1:8-10

“If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.” —Psalms 66:18

“Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.” —Hebrews 12:14

“Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows, because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.” —Galatians 6:7-8

(2 Chronicles 24:20; Job 13:23; Psalms 26:2; 38:3-4; Proverbs 14:12; 20:9; Jeremiah 32:18; Romans 3:20,23; John 9:31; James 3:2)

“Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, from the Almighty to do evil. For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him. Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.” —Job 34:10-12

“I, the Lord, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved.” —Jeremiah 17:10

“For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps. There is no darkness, and no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves..” —Job 34:21-22

(Numbers 14:18; Job 24:22-23; Proverbs 15:9; James 4:12; 2 Peter 3:9)

Therefore: I will forsake evil and live in reverent fear of You.

“And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence. ” —1 Peter 1:17

“Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.” —Proverbs 19:23

“Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.” —Proverbs 3:7

“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.” —Proverbs 8:13

(Deuteronomy 13:4; Psalms 96:4; 103:13; Proverbs 28:14)

“Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the Lord.”
—Lamentations 3:40

“Examine me, O God, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns! See if there is any idolatrous way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way!” —Psalms 139:23-24

“If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1:9 But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word is not in us.” —1 John 1:8-10

“If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.” —Psalms 66:18

“Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.” —Hebrews 12:14

“Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows, because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.” —Galatians 6:7-8

(2 Chronicles 24:20; Job 13:23; Psalms 26:2; 38:3-4; Proverbs 14:12; 20:9; Jeremiah 32:18; Romans 3:20,23; John 9:31; James 3:2)

Focus on asking for forgiveness from God, your Righteous Judge

Heavenly Father, You are the Righteous Judge of Evil.

“I, the Lord, probe into people’s minds. I examine people’s hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.” —Jeremiah 17:10

“And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.” —1 Peter 1:17

“Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the Lord.” —Lamentations 3:40

“Examine me, O God, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns! See if there is any idolatrous way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way!” —Psalms 139:23-24

Have I Sinned Against You, God?

Have I Sinned Against Others?

Wholehearted Repentance

• Prayer 1: “God, I am wrong.”
• Prayer 2: “God, I am sorry.”
• Prayer 3: “God, forgive me.”
• Prayer 4: “God, cleanse me.”
• Prayer 5: “God, empower me.”

Lord, Thank You for Your Forgiveness  >>

“Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.” —Psalms 38:18

“Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!” —Psalms 51:1

“But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness. ” —1 John 1:9

“ …bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others. ” —Colossians 3:13