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31Forgivingness — Forgiving For*giv ing, a. Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper. {For*giv ing*ly}, adv. {For*giv ing*ness}, n. J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster] …
32Forgiveness — 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,… …
33The 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… …
342. THE HEIFER (al-Baqarah) — In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1. Alif, Lam, Meem. 2. This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous. 3. Those who believe in the unseen, and perform the prayers, and give from what We have provided for… …
354. WOMEN (an-Nisa') — In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1. O people! Fear your Lord, who created you from a single soul, and created from it its mate, and propagated from them many men and women. And revere God whom you ask about, and the parents. Surely …
36Jeanne Safer — Jeanne Safer, Ph.D. (born 1947) is an author and influential American psychotherapist. She has written articles for the Wall Street Journal , Utne Reader , Self , New Woman and other publications. She has also authored the following books in… …
375. THE TABLE (al-Ma'idah) — In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1. O you who believe! Fulfill your commitments. Livestock animals are permitted for you, except those specified to you; but not wild game while you are in pilgrim sanctity. God decrees whatever He… …
3833. THE CONFEDERATES (al-Ahzab) — In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1. O Prophet! Fear God, and do not obey the unbelievers and the hypocrites. God is Knowledgeable and Wise. 2. And follow what is revealed to you from your Lord. God is fully aware of what you do. 3 …
399. REPENTANCE (at-Tawbah) — 1. A declaration of immunity from God and His Messenger to the polytheists with whom you had made a treaty. 2. So travel the land for four months, and know that you cannot escape God, and that God will disgrace the disbelievers. 3. And a… …
40FORGIVENESS — 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… …
