There’s a quick excerpt in the gospel of Matthew that runs something like this:
Disciple: ‘How many times should we forgive people? You know, before we let them walk all over us? A couple? Just once? Seven times?
Jesus: ‘It goes like this - you forgive them a lot.’
- For those of you who hate the Message bible and love the ESV I’m really sorry if you’re offended.
Why do we need to forgive people? Because they sin. This story isn’t just one about us forgiving someone, it’s also the realisation that they’re probably going to keep sinning. And also, that that person is probably us.
It isn’t just a selfish look at ‘us forgiving’, it’s a loving look that we are going to need to ask forgiveness as well. We forgive because we need forgiveness, and we forgive because God forgives.
Only for the King
Jx
