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Question 105

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What do we pray for in the fifth petition?

In the fifth petition, which is, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors,a we pray, that God, for Christ’s sake, would freely pardon all our sins;b which we are the rather encouraged to ask, because by his grace we are enabled from the heart to forgive others.c

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. aMatthew 6:12
  2. bPsalm 51:1–2; Psalm 51:7; Psalm 51:9; Daniel 9:17–19
  3. cLuke 11:4; Matthew 18:35

Commentary

Related texts

Side by side, with what differs marked: The Shorter Catechism and the Baptist Catechism

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