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The importance of the Gospel of Matthew in church history cannot be overstated. For Jewish readers, it affirmed the Messiahship of Jesus, referring consistently to the Scriptures to establish his credentials. For Gentile disciples, it provided powerful and dramatic support of their inclusion in God’s kingdom. The cross of Christ had removed the division between Jew and non-Jew, and through...

The parable’s principle (18:35). The core of the meaning of the parable is found in the final verse: “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.” “Mercy” is not giving to a person what he deserves, while “grace” is giving to a person what he does not deserve. This takes us to a central principle of the kind of kingdom life that Jesus has inaugurated. A person who has truly experienced the mercy and grace of God by responding to the presence
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