tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639010162086996445.post4736422230373048725..comments2022-12-13T05:36:27.127-05:00Comments on CC Bible Study Middletown NJ: Crime and PunishmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639010162086996445.post-88975808381618504292013-09-18T10:27:12.154-04:002013-09-18T10:27:12.154-04:00Everyone marvels that Jesus could commend a crook....Everyone marvels that Jesus could commend a crook. Jesus was a lawbreaker, as noted, but the commendation was for the way the steward ingratiated himself: He forgave debt. In Luke's version of the Lord's Prayer, the phrase is "forgive us our sins as we forgive everyone that is indebted (ophilo) to us." Forgiveness of every kind is very important in Luke's portrait of Jesus. When people forgive--even for selfish reasons-- the seeds of love start growing.<br />Father DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com