15 “If your brother or sister sins,go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[d] 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
Now in the portions of Matthew 18 you quoted, note that the servant and the servant's fellow servant both asked for forgiveness. The issue in those passages was to demonstrate the need to ACCEPT that desire and in doing so forgive. The issue of seeking forgiveness as a precursor to being forgiven (or in the bad example, not forgiven) is rather prominent in the parable.
Yes, Christians should forgive and be ready to do so, but forgiveness is an acceptance, and there must be something to accept.
“The issue in those passages was to demonstrate the need to ACCEPT that desire and in doing so forgive. The issue of seeking forgiveness as a precursor to being forgiven (or in the bad example, not forgiven) is rather prominent in the parable.
Yes, Christians should forgive and be ready to do so, but forgiveness is an acceptance, and there must be something to accept.”
“The issue in those passages was to demonstrate the need to ACCEPT that desire and in doing so forgive”
I disagree with your assumption.
The issue is th heart of Peter’s question.Nowhere in the Bible do ai see the forgiveness is “acceptance”. God doens’t “accept” our sin.
Rather, He CHOOSES not to hold us to accout for it due to His sin paying the prce for us