Message: Forgive God
In King James Version of the bible, “Forgive” is found 56 times; forgiven is found 42 times; forgiveness is found 7 times; forgiving is found 4 times. Forgive is a two-word which are “for” and “give”. “For” means on account of; because of; in place of; in favour of; concerning; and answering to. “Give” is used 880 times. Forgive is used in 8 ways in the Scripture: a. To give (Gen. 1:15, 17; Pr. 1:4) b. Asking in prayer (I Ki.8:36, 39; Ps. 5:1; 55:1; 60:11; 141:1) c. To render thanks for (I Chron. 16:8, 28, 34, 41; Ps.96:8; 106:1) d. To permit (Ps. 132:4; Pr.6:4) e. To pacify (Rom. 12:19) f. To yield to or obey (Eph.4:27) g. Take heed to (1 Tim.1:4) h. To attend ...