The Bible tells Christians to forgive the people who wrong them, as God has forgiven them. Paul’s instruction to the Colossians is “Forgive as the Lord forgave you” (Colossians 3:13). Jesus makes forgiving others part of the prayer he taught (Matthew 6:12), answers Peter’s “Up to seven times?” with “seventy-seven times” (Matthew 18:22), and prays “Father, forgive them” at his crucifixion (Luke 23:34). Luke 17:3-4 joins forgiving to rebuke and repentance, Matthew 5:23-24 and Romans 12:18 carry it on to…
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