The question of how to forgive someone -- is not a question of many times, what happens if they do it again, or the logic of forgiveness.
The question of how to truly forgive someone is a question of love. What Jesus uses is love. Jesus chooses to forgive because He knows that he who forgives little, loves little, but he who forgives much, loves much.
Is love in you and running through you, as your identity in Christ? Oftentimes why we never move towards forgiveness is because we never understand the source of forgiveness as love.
What would happen if this is the kind of community that we were, the kind of community who are default position in our highest understanding of the kingdom and the ethics of the kingdom, were forgiveness. This is this is the Jesus pattern.
We forgive until they are actually forgiven.
23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. 32 Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”Matthew 18:23-35
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