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Summary of The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
Forgiveness in the bible
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Christian Beliefs About Forgiveness
Christians believe that forgiveness is there trade mark and is
essential that you call yourself a Christian.
Jesus had more to say about forgiveness than anything else through out
his teaching. So this shows us how important it is to us today. He
taught forgiveness and carried his teaching into his own life.
The old law of moses stated “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
and a life for a life”. but Jesus replaced this and said “love god
and love your neighbour as you love yourself”. this became known as
the golden rule.
Every action taken should be guided by these principals.
In the sermon on the mount Jesus also explained about loving enemy’s.
Jesus told his followers to love their enemy’s and to pray for them as
well.
Jesus was making a great demand of his followers, there was to be no
revenge or retaliation but instead he said “love your enemy’s and pray
for those who persecute you. Forgiveness was to be the
characteristics of his followers. This love asks Christians to show
forgiveness to people who have offended you.
God also wants us to be forgiving people. Christians are guided by
what Jesus said or did through out his life.
He told many famous parables on forgiveness one of these is known as
‘the unmerciful servant’.
‘A man owed a great amount of talents to the king and was brought to
him. He was not able to pay so his family was to be sold to pay of
the dept. the servant begged and so the king called of the dept and
let him go. The servant then went out and seen one of the servants
who owed him a smaller amount so he went over to him and began to
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... Jesus on forgiveness it is not always
easy. It is natural not to forgive especially when it is a major
crime done to a member of your family like murder or rape.
People want to retaliate and look for revenge to get their own back.
Forgiveness is one of the hardest things to do but there is no limit
to the forgiveness that God expects them to show.
But Jesus also said “forgive us out trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us”. this means that if someone has committed crime
or sin against you, you should forgive them and like wise they should
do the same. It goes by the saying “if someone strikes you on the
left cheek you turn the other”.
He set himself an example when he was on the cross and the soldiers
were beating him he said “father forgive them for they no not of what
they do”.
Forgiveness and justice are very similar than we believe them to be. We believe that justice is
Many people show empathy for humans like homeless people or ill family members or even just someone in a bad state. These people you can say show responsibility towards those events that are unpredictable in life. There are many people that show this, many people that explain this, and even many people that cause those emotions. These people don’t feel the same things we feel, these people see society in different eyes, in different ways, and in other words in different perspectives. They feel that they cannot forgive people for events that caused them anger, depression, or even made them feel like if they weren't worth anything.
The “eye for eye, tooth for tooth” (Exodus 21:24, Deut. 19:20-21, Lev. 24:19-20) saying appeared in the three different section in the old testament, where God was laying out a punishment for one who injures another person in a physical way. The rules for the punishment were to be carried out as a nation of Israel, not by individuals. God clearly set out limits of punishment; he prevented any over punishments that might come from human’s having the right to seek their own punishment of the crime. God wants to make sure justice was done, but he also wanted to make sure that it was appropriate justice, not
takes the form of “an eye for an eye”, meaning that the offender should be punished by an act of
him, he was no wiser and was trying to help his side and so he did
due to this his father was put in prison his family had to go with him
to do evil to their enemies, but to instead to them good, and to pray
“Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth…” (Exodus 22:16) . In the Code of Hammurabi, it says, “If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out” (HC 196) Both are in agreeance that what has been taken, should be given, and what is done, should be done to the other. In many regards, it is to be given back in double or triple fold. “If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double,” as said in the law of Moses. (Exodus 22:7) An interesting aspect of the law of Moses are the sacrifices that can be performed to cleanse sins or transgressions. “And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.” (Leviticus 1:4) These can be a mediator in cleansing past wrongs. On the other side, many laws like those listed in the previous paragraph are harsher in the Law of Moses versus Hammurabi’s code while ones like this code, “If any one steal the property of a temple or of the court, he shall be put to death.”(HC 6) In the law of Moses, only the law that though shall not steal along with some sub rules where you pay back are
and a tooth for a tooth". Today, now that our society has become more advanced,
Williams (2014) stated that the nonviolence philosophy that Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. promoted, that came from the bible, a political strategy that many people believed in was not effective enough forcing many to adapt the nonviolent tactic an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, and life for a life. This was the operation that many violent protestors believed in. According to James ( 2016) the author of the bible, when a person commits a crime, their punishment is an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, life for a life, foot for a foot, hand for a hand, burning
Today, forgiveness is a slippery slope, and isolating the distinction between a pardon and forgiveness can be confusing, especially when the pardoning is public. Lately, forgiveness is doled out like candy in a parade. Though unearned and often underserved, it is given without any preemptive question or reasonable justification. Of course, there are those that might argue their forgiveness is in the spirit of their religion, their morals, and fairly enough, in the spirit of growth and healing; however, there are certain circumstances, such as those of the My Lai Massacre, where none of the above can justify forgiveness. In light of this, it was an egregious misjudgment and mistake by the United States Government to pardon the soldiers and officers
When I opened my yearbook, I began to reminisce about my half year of high school in China. As I flipped through the pages of the yearbook, a picture of an old man with a benevolent smile caught my eyes. Daydreaming about the incident, my eyesight became hazy, and I felt my hands becoming swollen, which always refreshes my memory of his profound words.
"And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in man, so shall it be done to hi...
Forgiveness is the intentional and voluntary process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding an offense. It is also the discarding of negative emotions, such as revenge, with an increased ability to wish the offender well. In this study, the researcher explored how justification and apologies have to be phrased and framed to render them acceptable to the victims.
Forgiveness is the act of releasing an offender of any wrong or hurt they may have caused you whether they deserve it or not. It is a decision to let go of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group of people. When we choose to forgive, we’re wiping the slate clean, cancelling a debt, or as I love to say, “Letting it go.” In the Bible, the Greek word for forgiveness literally means to “let it go.” This concept, “forgiveness,” is easier said than done. Majority of people find it very difficult to let go of offenses and hurts caused by others. I really do believe that most people desire to let it go, but we lack the knowledge of how to do it. As believers, we are instructed by God maintain an attitude of forgiveness.