Forgiveness

"Then Peter came to the Messiah and asked, 'Master, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times? The Messiah answered, ' I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. " (Matthew 18:21) If you go on reading this verse, it is the parable of the unmerciful servant wherein the latter owed his master ten thousand talents. The King (master) demanded that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. The servant fell on his knees before his master, and begged to forgive him. The servant's master took pity on him, cancelled the debt and let him go. But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him and demanded to pay back what he owed him. His fellow servant begged to be patient with him and he will pay him back.

But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. The master learned about this unforgiving servant and called him. 'You wicked servant, he said, 'I cancelled all your debts because you begged me to but you had no mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?'

In anger his master turned him over to the jailers until he should pay back all he owed.

This is how the Heavenly Father will treat each of us unless we forgive our brother from our heart.

The conditions of forgiveness in this parable:

1. Forgive your brother seventy-seven times.
2. Forgive those brothers who have wronged you before the Heavenly Father forgives you.
3. Finally, forgive your brother from your heart.