It’s difficult to forgive others, especially when they do the same sin over and over again (like a kid that keeps lying to try to get out of trouble).
Matthew 18:21-35 21 Then
Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother
or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus
answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
23 “Therefore,
the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle
accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the
settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to
him. 25 Since he was not able to pay, the
master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be
sold to repay the debt.
26 “At this
the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged,
‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s
master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28 “But when
that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a
hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back
what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29 “His fellow
servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay
it back.’
30 “But he
refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could
pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what
had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that
had happened.
32 “Then the
master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all
that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t
you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In
anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should
pay back all he owed.
35 “This is how my heavenly
Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from
your heart.”
