Ask the Pastor: Matthew 6:14-15

How are we to Understand Matthew 6:14-15?

This verse seems to make the way we forgive (what we do) a condition of

Matthew 6:12

One thing is clear: Forgiveness is

Renewalcast with Don Thomas

The local church is full of different people with different personalities — different interests and different ways of approaching different things but yet we are to one another and forgive one another just as Jesus has forgiven us. 

The Law and Gospel are helpful

Martin Luther “Anyone who can judge rightly between the law and the Gospel should thank God and know that he is a true theologian. In times of temptation, I confess that I myself do not know how to do this as I ought.”

Charles Spurgeon: “The law shows the distance that exists between God and man; the Gospel bridges that awful chasm and brings the sinner across it.” 

“The law is for the self-righteous, to humble their pride: the gospel is for the lost, to remove their despair.”

Covenant of Works: “that which teaches us justification and life by doing” (William Strong)

Covenant of Grace: One is saved by grace alone

DO VS DONE

God’s Law

a.  Moral Law (10 Commandments)

b.  Civil Law (Given to Israel)

c. Ceremonial Law (Fulfilled in Christ)

The one who has been a great debt knows the meaning of forgiveness 

Matthew 18:21-35

A talent was about 20 years wages

100 Denari was about 100 days of work

The oblivion to forgive extends to  

The Three Uses of the Law

a. To Curb Bad Behavior (for believers and unbelievers alike)

b . As a Mirror (for the unbeliever) 

c. A a Guide (for the believer)