Sermon
Forgiveness Isn't Easy But It Also Isn't Optional
Center Church
Speaker: Josh Miller
April 27, 2025 · 46 min
Summary
Drawing from Matthew 18:21-35, the parable of the unforgiving servant teaches that forgiven people must forgive people. Jesus illustrates how those who have experienced God's radical mercy—their impossible debt cancelled through Christ—are commanded to extend that same forgiveness horizontally to others, releasing debts rather than seeking revenge.
Highlights
Forgiveness is to release the debt that someone owes you because of Christ.
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
You are forgiven because Christ died to pay the debt that you could never pay.