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| In what way has God dealt with penitent sinners? |
| "He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities." Ps.103:10. |
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| Why has He dealt thus with men? |
"For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him." Ps. 103:11.
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| What is God ready to do for all who call upon Him? |
"For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee." Ps. 86:5.
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| When Abraham asked God to spare Sodom if He should find ten righteous persons therein, what did the Lord say? |
| "And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And He said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake." Gen. 18:32. |
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| What prayer did Moses offer in behalf of Israel? |
| "Pardon, I beseech Thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of Thy mercy, and as Thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now." Num. 14:19. |
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| What reply did the Lord immediately make? |
| "And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to Thy word." Num. 14:20. |
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| When David confessed his great sin, what did God do for him? |
"I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin." Ps. 32:5.
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| Does the lord forgive sins when they are confessed to Him? |
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9.
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| How full is the Lord's forgiveness, when one fulfills the conditions? |
| "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon." Isa. 55:7. |
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| In what special manner has God shown His willingness to forgive the sinner? |
"But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Rom. 5:8.
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| What does this wonderful manifestation on the part of God, vouchsafe to us? |
| "He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" Rom. 8:32. |
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| Why has such full provision been made? |
| "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9. |
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| When the prodigal son, in the parable, repented and turned toward home, what did his father do? |
| "And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him." Luke 15:20. |
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| Upon the son's asking to be made only a hired servant, what order was issued in behalf of the penitent one? |
| "But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry." Luke 15:22-24. |
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| Is God willing to do for His children as earthly parents are for theirs? |
| "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?" Luke 11:13. |
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| How many receive forgiveness from God? |
| "Everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." Matt. 7:8. |
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| Does the Lord forget the cries of those who call upon Him? |
| "Can a woman forget her sucking child?...Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee." Isa. 49:15. |
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