In your table groups, read the following Scriptures, and discuss the questions that follow:
- Mark 11:25
- Luke 6:27-36
- Romans 12:14-21
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
- Ephesians 4:26-27
What themes do you notice from these Scriptures?
Is it okay to be upset with someone? What conditions does God place on anger?
How are we to act towards our enemies? Why do you think this is so?
Read the parable of the Unmerciful Servant in Matthew 18:21-35. Consider that this Scripture is most likely about forgiving a Christian brother or sister (notice that Peter asks about forgiving “my brother,” that Jesus is making a comparison to the “kingdom of heaven” and that the other man is referred to as a “fellow servant.”). If that’s true, what is Jesus saying about forgiveness? (Hint: the jail cannot be hell, and the torture cannot be eternal in hell if this is about believers.)
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