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The Gospel and the Means of Grace
What do we pray for in the fifth petition?
Answer
In the fifth petition, which is, And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors (Matthew 6:12), we pray that God, for Christ's sake, would freely pardon all our sins (Psalm 51:1-2,7,9; Daniel 9:17-19) which we are rather encouraged to ask because of his grace we are enabled from the heart to forgive others (Luke 11:4; Matthew 18:35).