This parable, peculiar to Matthew, is one of the sternest passages in the Gospel. It reinforces the duty of forgiveness by appealing to another motive. The measure of mercy shown by one man to his ...

“Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant as I had pity on you?” (Matt 18:33). Peter asked Jesus how many times he should forgive. Many others ask simply, “Why should I forgive at all?” If ...

The so-called parable of the talents in the Gospel of Matthew has perhaps become too familiar. One might read this passage and arrive at the rushed conclusion to avoid laziness and multiply the gifts ...

In the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35), a servant who fails to pay a debt of $100,000 (according to the Message version of the Bible) begs his master for forgiveness, which ...

VATICAN CITY — We cannot demand God’s forgiveness for ourselves unless we are prepared to forgive our neighbors, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday. Speaking from a window overlooking St.

Charles Street AME supporters claim the pending foreclosure is a real-life reflection of the Unforgiving Servant Parable from the Gospel of Matthew (Matt. 18:21-35). In the story as Jesus tells it, a ...

Pastor Keller (Hope in Times of Fear) delivers a thorough and eloquent apologetic for forgiveness. Keller anchors his study in the Christian parable of the unforgiving servant, in which a king ...