Jesus said that repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations (Luke 24:47 ) and so that is what we also ought to preach today as Christ's disciples. The good news is that God has already forgiven us of all our sins -- past, present and future. That is truly good news. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8 ). God has already forgiven us even before we were born. God has already forgiven us before we said "Sorry" -- before we asked him for forgiveness. It's a done deal. It's an accomplished fact and it's for everybody.
But wonder of wonders, why is it hard for us humans to forgive our fellow human beings? That is the message that Christ wants us to learn in Matthew 18:21-35 . In this story, a king wanted to have an accounting and he called one of his servants who owed him millions of dollars. This servant begged for mercy and extension to be able to repay his debts. The king had mercy and actually cancelled the debt! He was freed from all obligations.
And yet this same servant couldn't extend the same love and mercy to a fellow servant who owed him just a few cents! Aren't we all like that when we don't forgive our fellowmen who trespass against us? Why?
The reason we can't forgive is because of our pride, our sense of justice, our need for vengeance -- revenge! Christ warns us against this kind of attitude. We would rather hang on to our pride than give it up. We wouldn't want to lose this something we "value" -- our pride and the need to take revenge.
Christ teaches us to forgive others unconditionally just like he forgave us even before we asked for his forgiveness. This is illustrated wonderfully by the Lord Jesus himself in the Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-31 ). This is the gospel. This is truly good news. The gospel is also about the gospel of forgiveness.
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Thanks for the article, it brightens up my day. Indeed forgiveness is sweeter than revenge. In forgiveness both parties win. In revenge, neither wins. The avenger fulfils his desire but in doing so transgresses the law of love and the 'wrongdoer' is destroyed. In forgiveness, both parties feel the taste of the power of God's amazing love. The would be avenger puts his will and trust in God and the 'wrongdoer' is cut to the heart and surrenders to God. In forgiveness both parties would be recipients of God's promises and the act of forgiveness becomes a strong and wonderful testimony to change the lives of other people. Revenge brings nothing but destruction.