Forgiveness

Summary

So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart. V. 35

Even though we know it is something that God has called us to do, forgiveness is hard. In this passage Jesus doesn’t tell us to ignore it when someone sins against us, but rather go and tell your brother his fault. Often times this is hard to do because no one likes to admit they are wrong. Jesus says if they won’t listen to bring two or three more people and then finally the church. It is really a mission of mercy, to help someone get out of the sin they are caught in. Sin is such a big problem that we cannot afford to let it go. Not only do we need to address the sin of others, we need to forgive from our side. When Jesus is asked how many times we need to forgive, Jesus tells a parable. This parable reminds us that God has forgiven us so much already, that it would be unthinkable for us to not forgive others.

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