Forgiveness – Part Two

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Matthew 18:23-35 Parable of the unforgiving servant and the king
God forgives all of our sin

So we should forgive others

Matthew 18:23-35
The King wants to settle all accounts and finds one servant lacking 10,000 talents. He wants the man’s life, family, assets to all be sold to settle the debt. The man begged and said he would pay it back and pleaded for patience. The King was filled with pity for him and released and forgave the debt.

The forgiven servant left the king and found a fellow servant and who owed him a hundred denarii (few thousand dollars) grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment. The fellow servant begged for forgiveness and time to repay but the forgiven servant had the fellow servant thrown in prison.

How can this Forgiven servant be unforgiving?

If Jesus forgives us of so much, unconditionally, how could we not reflect his grace and mercy to those around us.

Jesus forgave us before we even had a chance to beg for it.