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NASB | Luke 17:3 "Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 17:3 "Pay attention and always be on guard [looking out for one another]! If your brother sins and disregards God's precepts, solemnly warn him; and if he repents and changes, forgive him. |
Bible Question: Yes, I agree with the "repent", "remorse".... I am suggesting that if a person does a bad act, apologises and repeats deliberately, 7 times in one day... I am required to forgive? lol, I must have expressed poorly. I was born a christian, and now atheist. But since our culture operates by biblical moral, it is necessary to know and understand it. And quite frankly, I can not follow it, if it leaves no room to not forgive. Some people are evil and learn biblical ways and play them like musical instrument. Those people really like this achilles heal on forgiveness.... Is this the same forgiveness that guy got his head crushed in, in the LA riots and forgave the guy who did it? Was he required to.... by any interpretation? Could he opt not to, even if the guy offered remorse? In Luke 17:4, it indicates that he had no choice if there was remorse. |
Bible Answer: There is a big difference between an apology and repentance. Esau was sorry, apologizing in his way, to the point of tears, but he did not repent and Jesus did not forgive him. The definition of repentance/repent seems to be your sticking pont. Perhaps Paul from 2 Corithians can assist you. Here is part of chapter 7: 2 Corinthians 7:9-11 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. I think the 7 times in one day is an extreme example. Going through through 7 cycles of the above in one day would be quite a roller coaster ride of emotions to say the least. I believe Jesus gave that number to express that there is no limit. If you repent you will be forgiven. If you do not repent Jesus will not forgive you. Praise the Lord! Norm |