Lord' s Pray ⑥

『 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.  』 This is literally an ambiguous expression that doesn't seem right. We must forgive our sins first, and God will forgive us. Some biblical scholars say that they have changed back and forth. They claim that we should forgive others' sins, just as God has forgiven our sins.

But what is said in the Lord's Prayer is almost the same as in Matthew (14: 14-15).『And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 』

"God's forgiveness of human sin" is a Greek grammar of the past perfect usage. Our forgiveness for the sins of others is now in progress. According to the tense, the grammar is incorrect: It is not good to say that God has forgiven our sins in the past because we have forgiven the sins of others. Then the phrase “because God forgave our sins, we forgive the sins of others,” is tender in tense.

By the way, the translation of our words is in the opposite tense. And logically, it doesn't make sense to say that "God forgave us first, we forgive others first and God forgive us on that basis." God seems first, but man first seems to be wrong.

By the way, let us examine the background of Jesus' words. In Matthew (vv. 18: 23-35), we can understand the parable of the 10,000 Tarland debtors, who did not forgive the 100 Dennaron debtors.

『So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.』(Matthew 18:35)

This is the same as Matthew's (14: 14-15) saying, "If you forgive a man's fault first, God forgives him." This is man's forgiveness first, and God's forgiveness comes after. The reason why God does this, however, is to understand well what we are talking about in connection with 100 denarius and 10,000 Talent debt relief.

Peter asks Jesus, and when my brother sinned against me, how many times should I forgive? Peter asked if I could forgive my brother seven times. Jesus replied that you must forgive seventy times seven times. This is to forgive indefinitely. It is the words of Matthew 18: 23-35 that explain indefinite forgiveness. For all men owe 10,000 talents, and brothers owe 100 denarius. 10,000 talents and 100 denarius are incomparable. Ten thousand talents are equivalent to about one billion dollars today, and 100 denarius is equivalent to three months' wages (a few thousand dollars). That's a billion dollars and thousands of dollars. Therefore, people must be forgiven unconditionally.

When I think about it, I have already been forgiven a lot of debt from God. So my sin is solved. Now after I have been forgiven, I have a 100 denarius bond I have. We must forgive others. If the 10,000 talents who have been forgiven do not forgive their debtors, the cancellation of 10,000 debts is cancelled.

God has forgiven sin, which means "to invalidate" the forgiveness, but if we forgive others afterwards, God will restore him to the original position where he had forgiven his sins in the past. Thus, God forgives our sins, as we forgive our debtors. But if a forgiven person does not forgive others 'sins, then the sinner later realizes his fault and forgives others' sins, and God returns to the past where he forgave his sins. So, I forgive my brother for now is the progressive, and forgiveness of my sins for God is the past. Since I forgive others' sins, God has forgiven my sins in the past.

This can be seen as saying that salvation from God can be canceled. However, it is difficult if so accepted. If you can't forgive others, it means "you don't repent and believe in Jesus Christ only by words." True repentance is the one who forgives everyone's sins. Thus, it is possible that those who cannot forgive others have not been saved. Even though he thought himself “convinced of salvation,” it is possible that he was not saved. Look back on your first repentance. Those who repent and enter into Christ cannot be canceled. But those who do not repent are those who think they are saved, even though they are not saved.

In addition to denying oneself, repentance includes forgiving others. Those who do not repent do not have the grace of God to love others. If there is God's grace, it means, "You must forgive your brother's sin." In other words, if you realize God's tremendous love, you must naturally convey God's love to others, but hating your brother makes no sense. .