God is forgiving

God is forgiving.

 

79. God is forgiving to us. All God’s religions tell us He is forgiving this in their Holy Books. It is plainly visible for all who seek to see: Jewish symbols star-8pix JUDAISM: Exodus: 34:6 “And The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,” Exodus: 34:7 “Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin,” Psalms: 103:2 “Bless The LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:” Psalms: 103:3 “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;” the cross-5pix CHRISTIANITY: Ephesians: 4:31 “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:” 4:32 “And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” 1 John: 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 2 Corinthians: 2:10 “To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I.”

the greatest name-12pixBAHA’I FAITH: “Verily, thou art the Generous and endued with great bounty. There is no God save Thee, the Forgiving, the Merciful!”

(Bahá’í Faith, Abdu’l-Baha, Tablets of Abdu’l-Baha v1, p. 78)

The shrine-17pix BABI RELIGION: “I beg of Thee, O my Best Beloved, to pardon me and those who earnestly seek to promote Thy Cause; Thou art indeed the One Who forgiveth the sins of all mankind.”

(The Bab, Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 1)

Islamic symbol-10 pix ISLAM: “Let your mercy and compassion come to their (your brothers) rescue and help in the same way and to the same extent that you expect Allah (God) to show mercy and forgiveness to you.”

(Islam, Ali b. Abi Taalib, Letters from Nahjul Balaagh)

Islamic symbol-5pix 31. “If ye do love Allah, follow me: Allah will love you, and forgive you your sins, (as you forgive your brothers) for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

(The Qur’an (Yusuf Ali tr), Surah   3)

Zoroastrian symbol-12pix ZOROASTRIANISM: “In the name of God. I praise and invoke the creator (Ahura, God), the radiant, glorious, omniscient, maker, lord of lords, king over all kings, watchful, creator of the universe, giver of daily bread, powerful, strong, eternal, forgiver, merciful, loving, mighty, wise, holy, and nourisher.”

(Zoroaster, The Zend-Avesta, Khorda Avesta – Book of Common Prayer pt. 1)

Ahura Mazda symbol-8pix “He is the greatest Lord, powerful and wise, creator, nourisher, protector, compassionate, virtuous, forgiver, pure, a good dispenser of justice and all powerful.”

(The Zend-Avesta, Khorda Avesta – Book of Common Prayer pt. 1)

Hindu symbol-10pix HINDUISM: “For We….. forgive a foolish deed,”

(Hindu, Mababharata (R. Dutt, abridged tr))

Hindu symbol 5-pix “True and faithful was Thy warning….. I made, Pardon, friend, an earring sister, pardon words.”

(Hindu, Ramayana (R. Dutt, abridged tr))

Buddhist wheel symbol-10 pix BUDDHISM: “No beings are left outside by the will of the Tathagatas; some day each and every one (will be forgiven and) will be influenced by the wisdom and love of the Tathagatas of Transformation to lay up a stock of merit and ascend the stages. (The stages of heaven, the stages of spiritual development the soul has to go through) But, if they only realized it, they are already in the Tathagata’s Nirvana for, in Noble Wisdom, all things are in Nirvana from the beginning.” (Buddha, Lankavatara Sutra)

Mandaean symbol-15pix SABEANISM: “Forgive us that which we have done, and that which we do forgive us. Forgive us, Looser of sins, (our) trespasses, our follies, our stumblings and our mistakes. If thou dost not loose us from our sins, trespasses, follies, stumblings, and mistakes, no man is clean in thy sight Manda-d-Hiia!” (Sabeanism, Ginza Rba- chapter 25)

Mandaean symbol1 “The Forgiver of sins, trespasses, follies, stumblings and mistakes will forgive all those who love His name (Haiyi/God).” (Sabeanism, Ginza Rba- chapter 57)

“Thou, (O) Manda-d-Hiia (God) art a forgiver of sins, Trespasses, follies, stumblings and mistakes.” (Sabeanism, Ginza Rba- chapter 75)

The shrine-17pix BABI RELIGION: “O children of men! If ye believe in the one True God, follow Me, this Most Great Remembrance of God sent forth by your Lord, that He may graciously forgive you your sins. Verily He is forgiving and compassionate toward the concourse of the faithful.”

(The Bab, Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 44)

The shrine10 pix “Thou forgivest whomsoever among Thy servants Thou pleasest. Verily Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Loving. Nothing whatsoever escapeth Thy knowledge, and naught is there which is hidden from Thee.”

(The Bab, Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 178)

the greatest name-12pixBAHA’I FAITH: “In a place where the commands of a Prophet are not known, and where the people do not act in conformity with the divine instructions, such as the command of Christ to return good for evil, but act according to the desires of nature — that is, if they torment those who torment them — from the point of view of religion they are excused because the divine command has not been delivered to them. Though they do not deserve mercy and beneficence, nevertheless, God treats them with mercy and forgives them.”

(Bahá’í Faith, Abdu’l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 267)

the greatest name 8 pix“Thou art the Forgiving, the All-Bountiful. There is none other God but Thee, the Ordainer, the Ancient of Days.”

(Bahá’í Faith, Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 133)

the greatest name 8 pix“The Mystic Dove proclaimeth from its blissful bower, in the everlasting Paradise: ‘The source of all bounty is derived, in this Day, from God, the One, the Forgiving!”’

(Bahá’í Faith, Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 35)