Forgiveness is often talked about, yet the least practice subject among Christians.

Forgiveness is more often paid lip service to than yet least understood.

Forgiveness probably the most preached on subject, yet least practically applied. Now, the Lord Jesus knew that, he understood

that, and that is why you find again and again he emphasized the concept of forgiveness,

not only his own forgiveness to us, but forgiving of one another. And he does not give us an option.

He does not give anybody who has been forgiven of their sins by the Lord Jesus Christ

an option of not forgiving somebody who wronged us.

In fact, in Matthew chapter 6, when the disciples have asked him to teach them how to pray,

he gave them what we're now called the Lord's

prayer. It's not really the Lord's prayer. It's a disciple's prayer. The Lord's prayer is in John 17.

But he takes that one particular phrase, forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin

against us, and he lifts it out of context. And in verses verses 11 and 12 he gives us, verses 14 and 15,

he gives us a commentary on this. And here's what he said, for if you forgive men when they sin

against you, your heavenly father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins,

your father will not forgive your sins.

In Mark, chapter 11, verse 25, Jesus said, when you come to the presence of God, when you go to church, and you stand up with the community of God, and you stand up to pray, and you remember that you're holding a grudge against your brother,

stop right at this point and ask, forgive your brother.

In Matthew chapter 18, Peter comes to Jesus, and Lord, he said, how many times should I forgive my brother?

Seven times?

Jesus response 70 times seven, immediately followed by an illustration.

It followed by a parable. And the parable was this. The master forgive a servant, his debt. That very servant who's been forgiven would not

forgive another servant, a fellow servant, to whom owed a debt. And what does the master do? He comes back

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