Study Article 7.

This article will be studied during the week of April 21st through 27th.

Jehovah's forgiveness, what it means for you.

Theme text, With you, there is true forgiveness.

Psalm 130, verse 4.

Song 15.

Praise Jehovah's firstborn.

Focus.

By examining some vivid word pictures found in the Bible,

we will increase our appreciation for the true forgiveness

Jehovah grants us as individuals.

Paragraph one question. Why is the forgiveness humans extend often complicated?

I forgive you. How refreshing those words can be, especially if you know that you said or did something that hurt someone.

But what does the phrase, I forgive you, really mean?

Is the person you hurt saying that your friendship has been fully restored?

Or does he simply mean that he does not want to talk about the issue anymore?

The forgiveness humans extend can be complicated. Paragraph 2. Question. How has Jehovah's forgiveness

been described in the scriptures? The way Jehovah forgives us imperfect humans is very different from the way we forgive one another.

The forgiveness Jehovah extends is unique.

The Psalmist said of Jehovah,

With you, there is true forgiveness, so that you may be held in awe.

Psalm 130, verse 4.

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