The Importance of Forgiveness

We must be uncompromising in dealing with anything that might be an obstacle to the weak. Much as god has forgiven us, so we should extend forgiveness to others. Cain may have been avenged sevenfold, but we forgive sevenfold. When some one sins against us, we must deal with it in the light of brotherhood. We can't just let it fester in families, we have to relate to each other. There is an imperative to uphold peace between us and to heal wounds. And forgiveness does not rule out confrontation and rebuke. Rather, it requires a certain sort of confrontation. This saying must be read against the background of jesus statement in chapter 12, verse 37