Matthew 18:15-35
Key verse 18:35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
1. What should a disciple do when a brother or sister sins against them? (15-17) What should be our goal in doing this? What do you think it means to treat a person as a pagan or a tax collector?
2. What do verses 18-20 teach us about the importance of unity among believers?
3. What question did Peter ask and why (21)? What answer did Jesus give (22)? Why is this challenging to Peter and to us?
4. In Jesus’ parable, what crisis was one servant in, and how did the king respond to his plea for mercy? (23-27) What outrageous thing did this servant do afterwards? (28-30) What did the king say and do when he heard about this (31-34)?
5. How does this parable help us understand Jesus’ answer to Peter in verse 22? How can we practice forgiveness and mercy?