Luk 5:17 And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.
Luk 5:18 And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
Luk 5:19 And not finding by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
Luk 5:20 And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
Luk 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
Luk 5:22 But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto them, Why reason ye in your hearts?
Luk 5:23 Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?
Luk 5:24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he said unto him that was palsied), I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go unto thy house.
Luk 5:25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God.
Luk 5:26 And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.
Mat 7:8 for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Mat 7:9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;
Mat 7:10 or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?
Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Mat 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
forgiveness is a way of being. why would we not want to forgive others of their sins? dont we want forgiveness ourselves? what kind of foolishness says it is out of our hands?