No matter how serious the sins are all you need to do is "repent and ask for forgiveness": "you do not have to pay anything," because "Christ already paid for us". Confession "more than a judgment, is ...

One afternoon, two friends, I'll call Mary and Samantha, were talking on the telephone. Mary was telling her friend Samantha how each morning she prays and talks to God. "Does he talk back to you?" ...

Pope Francis said Sunday that God forgets sins absolved within the confessional. "How do you defeat evil? Accepting God's forgiveness … It happens every time we go to confession; there we receive the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Sunday that God forgets sins absolved within the confessional. “How do you defeat evil? Accepting God’s forgiveness. … It happens every time we go to confession; there ...

You may have heard it said, and you may have even said it yourself, “I will forgive, but I won’t forget.” This statement is typically preceded by a breach of trust or a big time hurt caused by someone ...

Q: Dear Pastor, Why can’t the all-powerful God not forgive someone of their sins after they die? A:If you knew what you were asking, you would realize how your question crushes God’s heart. Why?

DEAR DR. GRAHAM: How can I know if God has really forgiven me? I did something several years ago that was very wrong, and I've confessed it repeatedly to God and begged for His forgiveness, but I ...

I went through confirmation as a senior in high school. After our group’s weekend retreat in the mountains, I drove to a nearby coffee shop in search of some liquid inspiration to get me through the ...

God forgives sins so that joy, not sadness, can flourish once again in one's heart, Pope Francis said. "How do you conquer evil? By welcoming God's forgiveness and the forgiveness of one's brothers ...

DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I'm convinced that I have committed the unforgivable sin. I'm too ashamed to even tell you what I've done, but I know there is no way God could ever forgive me. I thought I could get ...

These are the words of an exposed adulterer, a caught conspirator to murder, a shamed king. A poetic lament from a broken father who had just held his infant son as he died and now held blame. A ...