Forgive 70 times 7 Meaning. What does forgive 70 times 7 mean? What’s the difference between forgiving seven times and seventy times seven? There is something about Peter’s generous proposal of forgiving seven times. You will also discover, why Jesus says you must forgive seventy times seven. Watch the entire video to discover if forgiveness is a Christian weakness? Finally, at the end of the video I have a brief reflection on how Christian forgiveness works.

Why did Peter say forgive seven times? Pay attention to numbers in the Bible. Peter asked Jesus, "how often he should forgive others seven times?" Peter raises a practical issue – how far must a disciple go to forgive others? Christian forgiveness is meaningless without repentance from the offender. Peter is asking if the offender repent is a disciple obliged to forgive more than three times?

Peter's proposal of forgiving seven times is a generous number. The rabbinical standard was three times. It creates the idea that God forgives three sins and punishes the fourth. Peter discovers that Jesus wants his followers to do more than that, so Peter doubles the number three and adds one for good measure. Yes, you know that seven is a holy number symbolizing perfection or completeness. What Peter failed to see in the sacred number is the meaning of infinity – seven days of the week adds up like an endless cycle. Seven is endless.

What does Jesus mean by the saying, forgive "seventy times seven? Jesus's response demolished Peter's generous suggestion of forgiving seven times. It's simple multiply 70 times seven is 490. It is not a math-lesson, but a lesson on graciousness. Technically if one keeps track, how then can it be forgiveness? It is a track record to reach a day to quit forgiving. What Jesus proposes is celestial arithmetic – do it in our hearts, not counting with our heads.

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