To Receive Forgiveness, Love

[244 words] “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart” (Matthew 18:35).  In this age of tolerance, it is so easy for us to define biblical terms in our own ways, ways that perhaps suit or justify what we’re already doing. But God is very good about making sure that there is no room for accepting a standard or definition any different than the one He intends us to have. After reading: “As I have loved you, so you must love one another,” could anyone truly accept a lesser form of love? The same goes for forgiveness: “Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” So, the parable that Jesus tells Peter perfectly illustrates the forgiveness the Lord has for us and the lack of forgiveness we’d like to get away with. Peter asked Jesus, “Lord, how many times shall I…