Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35
    The Parable of the Unfaithful Servant. (Read it first, then read my comments!)

    “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from you heart.” NIV
    Jesus made it clear to Peter that this parable applies to us and God. And that even if we do not forgive someone in our hearts, that will be our fate.
    Often times we think that it won’t matter if we don’t forgive someone who has wronged us. We think, “They don’t deserve forgiveness, not yet.” Or, “I’ll forgive them when they admit their mistake.”
    We know in theory that we should forgive, but we often take it as a suggestion.
    It this passage Jesus makes it very clear to his disciples that they should always forgive. No matter how many times they may be wronged. No matter how great the sin against them.
    That may seem harsh, but how many times has God forgiven us for our sins? How many times have we gone to Him pleading for forgiveness? Our transgressions against God are much greater than any mortal man could do to us.
    A passage that comes to mind is the Lord’s prayer, (Matthew 6:5-18).
    “Forgive us our debts, for we have also forgive our debtors.”
    That’s a conditional statement as well. How could we ask forgiveness from the Father, unless we have shown mercy to our own brothers?