The Madness of Unforgiveness: 70 Times 7
by David Chadwick
70 times 7. Jesus says that this is the number of times we must offer forgiveness to others. Read Matthew 18:21-22.
Much of the entire chapter in Matthew 18 has to do with forgiveness. In Jesus's day, within Hebrew culture, the number of 7 represented the number of completion. Therefore, when Peter asked Jesus how often to forgive someone else, he inquired if God's idea of completion would be encapsulated in this question from Peter: "Are we supposed to forgive someone who has hurt us 7 times?"
Jesus's response to Peter is compelling. He said, "I do not say to you seven…
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