FORGIVE 70 X 7 *** NOT FORGIVEN 70 X 7

FORGIVE 70 X 7 *** NOT FORGIVEN 70 X 7

One day Peter came to Me, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? What a mistake to confuse My answer to Peter, when I said [22]  I did not say, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven." Matthew 18:21-22 This is dealing exclusively with the offended not the offender. Forgiveness of offenses only benefits the forgiver unless you are dealing with Me.

If a man sins against you Seventy times seven in one day you must forgive him. If you forgive him 489 times and fail to forgive him 490th time you are back to square one. The reason being a little leaven, leavens the whole lump. 1 Corinthians 5:6 It's like 489 bullets missed you but the 490th one hit you in the heart. The 489 have no meaning it was the last one the killed you. The emphasis is always on the target not the shooter. There may be a 100 shooters at one target. Woe unto the world because of offenses! There will always be offenses; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes! Matthew 18:7 Notice: All shooters will pay dearly in the end.

Knowing that there will always be offenders, My Spirit works on behalf of the targets of offense to bring glory to My Father. One person reaching a point that he cannot be offended, brings more glory to My Father that a hundred repentant shooters. That one person has reached his full spiritual maturity. I can send him anywhere and trust him to get the job done, because he operates in unconditional love. 1 Corinthians 13. It's only an offending fool that interprets My answer to Peter, thinking he can keeping on hurting and offending and he has to be forgiven. Just because I said, you, the target must forgive, does not mean the shooter is forgiven. As far as the kingdom is concerned, until he repents, "It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea." Matthew 18:6

When you forgive someone your wound is healed, no matter if it be once or 490 times, forgiveness heals all wounds. However, the shooter, offender remains the same and I still hold him or her responsible until they truly repent. Without true repentance there is no forgiveness for the offender, and if there is true repentance there will be no repetition of the offense. To the shooter I say, "Never rejoice, that ye were made sorry, but that you sorrowed to repentance: for you were made sorry after a godly manner, that you might receive punishment in nothing. [10] For godly sorrow works repentance to your salvation, not to be repented of again: but the sorrow of the world works death, repeating the same sins over and over." 2 Corinthians 7:9-10

Bottom line: The believer target, must keep on forgiving and never concern yourself about the offender, I will take care of him. Forgiveness is only for your benefit, to keep your heart pure and void of offense. As for the shooter, repentance is the only hope of restoration, but that has nothing to do with the targets forgiveness.