Episode 53: Forgiven and forgiving

In an earlier episode, we reflected on Jesus’ parable of the unmerciful servant from Matthew 18. In this episode, we revisit that parable, because its ending is similar to the warning that Jesus gives after the Lord’s Prayer: if we don’t forgive others as we should, God will not forgive us. But how can we understand that warning in a way that doesn’t contradict a gospel of grace?

What is Chunks: The Sermon on the Mount?

The "Sermon on the Mount," found in Matthew chapters 5 through 7, contains some of the best-known teaching of Jesus, including the Lord's Prayer. It also includes some of the most ethically challenging words in all of the New Testament. This show will explore the sermon bit by bit, as Jesus calls believers to a kind of righteousness that is lived out in the everyday challenges of relationships.