Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
Every sinner is insolvent, having squandered his whole stock of nature and become a bankrupt with nothing to offer. Sin against an infinite God contracts an infinite debt that no finite creature can pay; only Christ has paid it for His people. Without interest in His blood and satisfaction, every debtor lies in hell's prison to all eternity, unable to discharge even the uttermost farthing.
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Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven--that is, so long as it shall be needed and sought: you are never to come to the point of refusing forgiveness sincerely asked. (See on Luk 17:3-4).
The disciples asked who would be greatest in the kingdom, not from hunger for holiness but for name and rank. They had dreamed of a temporal kingdom with external pomp and power, fastened upon Christ's words of glory while forgetting His sufferings. Many love to hear of privileges and crown while overlooking the yoke and cross.
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Commenting on Matthew 18:1-35