{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"New Hope Church | becomehope","title":"Can We Really Forgive 70 Times 7?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2312,"description":"HOW can we forgive?\nTHE HARD TRUTH: WE CAN'T. NOT ON OUR OWN.\nMany of us say \"I'll forgive anything...but I won't forgive THAT.\" We draw lines in the sand. We say \"this far, but no further.\" Often it's something that impacts us or someone we love deeply.\nHere's the truth: That line isn't real. Not in Jesus' book.\nI don't think we CAN forgive in our human nature. Jesus calls us to such a high standard that it goes beyond our ability. It has to be THROUGH GOD working in you that you can even do it.\nMATTHEW 18: PETER'S QUESTION\nPeter asked: \"How many times shall I forgive? Up to seven times?\" (Seven = number of completion. Peter thought he was being generous.)\nJesus answered: \"Not seven times, but SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN.\" (Or 77, depending on translation.)\nJesus isn't giving a literal number. He's saying: FOREVER FORGIVENESS. It's not quantifiable. It's infinite. It's complete.\nWHY WE CAN'T DO IT:\nRomans 3:10-12 - \"None is righteous, no not one. No one understands. No one seeks God. All have turned aside. They've become worthless. No one does good, not even one.\"\nThis isn't just Paul. He's summarizing FOUR other Bible passages. This is an over-and-over theme: You're not good. I'm not good. The best person you know isn't good. We're incapable of good.\nYet we're asked to TOTALLY remove the transgressions people lay on us. Set it as far away as possible. Forgive quickly, in the moment. No number of times someone can wrong you where you finally say \"Now we're done.\"\nFORGIVENESS ≠ RECONCILIATION\nReconciliation = restoration of relationship. Everything made right. Moving forward as friends, hand in hand.\nForgiveness = in HERE (your heart). I'm not gonna hold that anymore. I'm not counting it against you.\nForgiveness doesn't mean I put myself in a position where you can do it again. BUT, sometimes it MIGHT mean that. Maybe that's between you and God.\nTHE HILARIOUS PART:\nYou can't do it yourself (everything you do is evil in your flesh). YET through God you CAN. AND YET...you...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QeSOhOM9pdl7ie6YwFiWKrFHSz-rrRbE1NzVv7jCKNA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIwMDk2LzE2MTc4/MDY0ODctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}