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  • forgiveness of sins —  Прощение грехов …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

  • FORGIVENESS — FORGIVENESS, the act of absolving or pardoning; the state of being pardoned. In the Bible The biblical concept of forgiveness presumes, in its oldest strata, that sin is a malefic force that adheres to the sinner and that forgiveness is the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Forgiveness — doesn t mean that you deny the other person s responsibility for hurting you, and it doesn t minimize or justify the wrong. You can forgive the person without excusing the act. Depending on the degree and circumstance of the offense, (typically,… …   Wikipedia

  • forgiveness — A re establishment of personal relations after a rupture. Although in the OT God does not forgive automatically, as though that is what he exists for, he is described as always ready to forgive when the right conditions are in place (Neh. 9:17).… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • forgiveness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Granting of pardon Nouns forgiveness, pardon, condonation, grace, remission, absolution, amnesty, oblivion; indulgence; reprieve; excuse, exoneration, exculpation (see acquittal); conciliation,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Forgiveness of sin —    One of the constituent parts of justification. In pardoning sin, God absolves the sinner from the condemnation of the law, and that on account of the work of Christ, i.e., he removes the guilt of sin, or the sinner s actual liability to… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Miracle of Forgiveness — The Miracle of Forgiveness   …   Wikipedia

  • CONFESSION OF SINS — (Heb. וִדּוּי, viddui). Biblical Literature In the Bible, the confession of sin committed either individually or collectively is an essential prerequisite for expiation and atonement. Such confession is often followed by divine pardon. Thus the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • remission of sins —    This phrase (from the Latin remissio, meaning relaxation or sending back ) refers to the forgiveness ofsins affected through faith and the sacraments in virtue of the redemptive sacrifice of Christ on the cross. (See CCC 976) …   Glossary of theological terms

  • The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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