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Tabletalk Magazine, December 2006: The Freedom of Forgiveness is unavailable, but you can change that!

One day, Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” To which he responded, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven” (Matt. 18:21–22). In that day, many teachers recommended not more than three times, so Peter might have thought he was being generous. But Jesus’ answer does away with all...

that servant released him and forgave him the debt. “ ‘But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’ So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported
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