PARABLES - Count The Cost

COUNT THE COST. 21 Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone[i] who sins against me? Seven times?”22 “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven![j]MATTHEW 18:21-22“If you are trying to keep count, you’re missing the point.”“Forgiveness is the Culture of Heaven” - Mark Driscoll Forgive: to release; cancel a debt FORGIVENESS IS NOT: APPROVALFORGIVENESS IS NOT: AUTOMATIC RECONCILIATIONTRANSANCTIONAL FORGIVENESSUNILATERAL “ONE-WAY” FORGIVENESSJesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.MATTHEW 18:21-22In this, Jesus recognized the blindness of His enemies in His prayer. This did not excuse the guilt of those who put Jesus on the cross; but Jesus set His enemies in the best possible light in His prayer to the Father. We must pray with the same heart, after the same pattern. - GUZIK32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.EPHESIANS 4:32WE’VE BEEN FORGIVENUn-forgiveness is always hypocritical.2. IT FREES USCOUNT THE COST