That is how my Father in heaven will treat you. Jesus says my heavenly Father. God will not be their Father, unless they imitate the spirit of Christ. The parable is to show that God forgives us the impossibly huge debt of sin [through our union with Christ (Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:12)]. Therefore, we are expected to also forgive others. The central idea of this parable is that the way in which we forgive others is just the way in which God will forgive us! This answers Peter's question: "Lord, how many times can my brother sin against me and I have to forgive him?"

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