Forgiveness and Faith in the Divine

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Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.” (Matthew 18:21-22)

Really, how can Jesus expect us to forgive someone seventy-seven times? It’s one thing when the offense is somet...