He’s just answering peters question “ how often should o forgive someone who sins against me seven times ?
Jesus answers “not seven but seventy times seven “
hes saying forgive others when they sin against you be merciful to understand read the parable following it it’s the lesson he’s teaching Peter
“Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.”
Matthew 18:21-23 KJV
at he man is forgiven but then he refuses to forgive another guy his orginazation debt is reinstated because he would t forgive them he concludes the lesson like this
“So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.”
Matthew 18:35 KJV
If we read hairs teachings they aren’t letters but wisdom and truth principles to live by not numbers to count he’s teaching them the principle of mercy forgivness not condemning others lest they be condemned he’s saying with the at response “ always forgive others not o my seven times as many as needed “
How about, after the cross in the risen Son as risen for us. we, at least I now forgive because we, you are forgiven. Love because we, I, you, can now see by Son we are loved, he went to a cross willingly and died once only for us to be reconciled, forgiven. There was no need for Jesus to get any forgiveness or love. The Cross was for our reconciliation (2 Cor 5:17-20)
As before the cross of Death, burial, and risen Son, we had to forgive, and love to be forgiven and loved by God. The Lord's Prayer, under Law, is forgive to get forgiven and love to be loved. That doesn't work does it y'all. One might do it, as others do not and will not do that.
Noting this truth the Four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are of the First Old Testament, the Law and the Prophets getting fulfilled by Jesus for us the people. (Matt 5:17) Fulfilled at the cross (John 19:30) resurrected, (Hebrews 9:14-15)
So I am seeing this truth, God cleansed it all, by Son Jesus for us all, for us to believe God that we are sealed in his love and mercy for us to agree or not with God, that God just loves us. Start from that truth between God and you in thank you and see you decide to change from harm to anyone. That surely has done that tom me in being willing tom listen now from with in me, where Father snd Son live now through me, by me being willing for God to do what needed to be done and what might still need to be done. I am not perfect, Yet!!!!! God is
Love from God to all, y'all
1 John 2:1-2
King James Version
2 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2:12
King James Version
12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
We are forgiven, so we can obey God and not from ourselves, from God's done work of cleansing us first. Those in belief will decide willingly to obey God over man and self. Thank you God for Son, as risen, as proof of this done work for us to stand needlessly, having everything needed now in the risen Son for us. True belief, to God and Son as won for us gets, got me to see new and not of the self anymore, die daily. Even though evil always continues to try to get in any way, it can. Yet Can't by anyone, seeing to stand in Faith it is done for us by Son Jesus on that cross, we are reconciled, he is now risen and the new life gift begins in us, those that continue in belief to see will see, growing up new daily, in maturity
God does canning. What?
You first sterilize the cans to can peaches as an example, then you put in the peaches and can them seal them in the can as preserved.
That is what God by Son Jesus has done for us his children in belief that have decided to trust God, no matter what happens to them.
God's domner work of Son as risen is the only escape one has at least for me this is truth, Thank you