Jesus again speaks on our attitudes toward forgiveness. There is a direct relationship between having been forgiven by God and the forgiveness that a Christian should extend toward others. Because Christ has forgiven us, we should imitate Him and forgive others. This means that we should forgive others fully, for we have been fully forgiven by the grace of God. We should forgive often, just as we ask for forgiveness for the many sins we commit each day. We should not keep a tally so we can stop forgiving someone when they have too many strikes, but we should forgive others as Jesus says seventy times seven. Remember that we should be showing others Christ in us, and that means we should show His forgiveness as well.
