How do the priests of the Church exercise the power of forgiving sins?
The priests of the Church exercise the power of forgiving sins by hearing the confession of sins, and granting pardon for them as ministers of God and in His name.
It is not blasphemy for a Priest to claim the power of forgiving sins, since he acts as the delegate of the Most High.
But he means exactly what he says, viz: That the Priest receives through the ministration of the Bishop the power of forgiving sins.
It follows, in the third place, that the power of forgiving sins, on the part of God’s minister, involves the obligation of confessing them on the part of the sinner.
Nor can it be successfully denied that it is taught in the Christian Scriptures, both the confessing of sins and that of forgiving sins.
But for my part my soul was given up to thanksgiving and to praise of God, because of this new power which He had sent down to men, of forgiving sins.
Whether the power of forgiving sins was on this occasion given to Thomas, who was absent, is disputed.
When fear had been dispelled and doubt overcome, He saluted them again with the usual salutation, and proceeded to confer upon them the power of forgiving sins.
Already, indeed, the Holy Ghost was in their souls, but He was now given to them more fully in His grace, and in the new power which they received of forgiving sins.
This power of forgiving sins is common to the three Divine Persons, but is here attributed to the Holy Ghost, like all other things pertaining to our sanctification.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "forgiving sins" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
