How many times should I forgive someone?
Peter asked Jesus the same question. The answer will challenge and free you.
15 Bible studies address this question
What the Bible Says
These Bible studies explore Scripture passages that speak to this question. Each study will give you insight and practical application.
Oracle Against Tyre
The great commercial city of Tyre will fall. Ships return to find their home port destroyed. Yet after seventy years, Tyre will be restored—and her wealth will be consecrated to the Lord.
Greatness, Sin, and Forgiveness in the Kingdom
Jesus teaches that the greatest in the Kingdom are those who humble themselves like children. He warns severely against causing others to stumble, teaches about church discipline, and tells the Parabl...
Faith, Forgiveness, and the Coming Kingdom
Jesus teaches about causing others to stumble, the duty to forgive repeatedly, and faith like a mustard seed. He heals ten lepers but only one returns to give thanks. He warns that the kingdom comes w...
Teach Me Your Paths
David prays for guidance, protection, and forgiveness in this acrostic psalm, repeatedly asking God to teach him and lead him in truth while remembering His steadfast love.
Nebuchadnezzar's Humiliation and Restoration
The king dreams of a great tree cut down, with only its stump remaining. Daniel interprets: Nebuchadnezzar will lose his mind and live like an animal until he acknowledges that the Most High rules the...
Breakfast With Jesus and Peter Restored
The risen Jesus appears to seven disciples fishing on the Sea of Galilee, providing a miraculous catch and breakfast on the shore. He restores Peter with three questions about love, commissioning him ...
The Joy of Forgiveness
David celebrates the blessedness of forgiven sin, describing both the misery of hiding guilt and the relief of confession, then inviting others to trust in God's steadfast love.
Authority to Forgive, Heal, and Call Sinners
Jesus demonstrates His authority to forgive sins by healing a paralytic, calls Matthew the tax collector, and responds to criticism by declaring He came not for the righteous but for sinners. Multiple...
Authority to Forgive and Lord of the Sabbath
Jesus heals a paralytic, declaring His authority to forgive sins. He calls Levi the tax collector, eats with sinners, and defends His disciples for picking grain on the Sabbath, declaring Himself Lord...
Faith, Healing, and Forgiveness
Jesus heals a centurion's servant, marveling at the Gentile's great faith. He raises a widow's son from the dead at Nain. When John the Baptist sends to ask if Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus points to Hi...
Forgiveness for the Offender
Paul explains his change of plans was to spare them pain. He urges them to forgive the one who caused grief, lest Satan gain advantage. Their reception of Titus brings relief and triumph.
Lord of the Sabbath and Conflict with the Pharisees
Conflict escalates as Jesus defends His disciples for picking grain on the Sabbath and heals on the Sabbath, declaring Himself Lord of the Sabbath. The Pharisees plot His death, accuse Him of demonic ...
Conflict, Calling, and the Unforgivable Sin
Jesus heals on the Sabbath despite Pharisees' hostility, withdraws to the sea where crowds follow, appoints the twelve apostles, and warns about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit when accused of casti...
The Triumphal Entry and Temple Cleansing
Jesus enters Jerusalem as King, riding a colt while crowds shout Hosanna. He curses a fruitless fig tree, cleanses the temple of merchants, and teaches about faith and prayer when the disciples see th...
Calling the First Disciples
Jesus calls His first disciples by the Sea of Galilee after a miraculous catch of fish. He heals a leper and a paralytic, demonstrating authority over sickness and sin. When questioned about fasting, ...
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