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Originally Posted by Drake
The imperative of this section of Matthew chapter 18 is forgiveness of your brother.... 70x7 times (v22) is the number of times we are charged to forgive a brother and by not forgiving a brother completely as he was forgiven by His Master will result in the Heavenly Father (v35) delivering that evil slave (v32) to the torturers (v34) for a complete and thorough repayment.
Whatever other utility you derive from this scripture do not miss that!
Now, you’ve appropriated this verse to make a different point (justifying airing your grievances in a public chat forum) but the point you seek to establish is the very opposite point the scripture makes... that of forgiving your brother of what seems an endless number of times. If one has forgiven their brother then what accounts are left unsettled (v23)? That was the message to Peter (v21-22).... not just seven times forgiving but forgiving to the point you lose track as you were also forgiven by the Master.
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LSM with her Blendeds demand forgiveness from others they have offended, but refuse to repent to these ones. They banish brothers, yet refuse to hear them.
- Consider Jane Anderson. The Blendeds refused to even acknowledge her.
- Consider Steve Isitt. Chief Blended Ron Kangas called him a "Man Of Death," without even hearing him.
- Consider Titus Chu. He was condemned and quarantined at the Whistler ITERO in absentia.
Obviously you are going to interpret Matthew 18 differently. And you missed v.17, "
If the [Blendeds] refuse to hear, tell it to the church."