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Matthew 18:21-35 (NLT)
21 “Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?
22 No!” Jesus replied, “seventy times seven!”
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23 “For this reason, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him.
24 In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.
25 He couldn’t pay, so the king ordered that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.
26 But the man fell down before the king and begged him, ‘Oh, sir, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.’
27 Then the king was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.
- Forgiveness is me giving up the right to
28 “But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment.
29 His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient and I will pay it,’ he pleaded.
30 But his creditor wouldn’t wait. He had the man arrested and jailed until the debt could be paid in full.
31 “When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him what had happened.
32 Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me.
33 Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
34 Then the angry king sent the man to prison until he had paid every penny.
- Forgiving others is for
35 “That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters in your heart.”
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Talk It Over:
What would be your greatest pain if you were imprisoned?
Read Matthew 18:21-35. What does this say about God?
What does this say about people?
What is God telling you to do in response?
Action Step:
Who do you need to forgive? Choose to forgive when you don’t want to. Ask for forgiveness from anyone you’ve wronged.