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Why and how can a good and all powerful God allow all the suffering and wrongs done in this world?

Don't you feel that you just need to settle the score with that somebody? Get even with him, and restore justice. Sometimes, there are wrongs that are done to you that perhaps can never be totally made right. There are wounds someone might cut you so deep, that you probably will never recover and even if you do, the scars will still be there. There are some sins of betrayal of trust that could warrant you never to speak to him again. Then you hear your teacher, pastor or Mom or I tell you, forgive him. What do you do?


Son, I want you to write on a piece of paper, two columns, on one column the wrongs he has done against you. Yes, put in writing all the anger and hurt that he has caused you, how terrible a person he is.

Now, write down all the things that you have done that has grieved the Lord Jesus that led him to die for you on the other column. All of it as far you can remember until you get the point- "If you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father in heaven forgive you your trespasses."

Jesus spoke about this once Son, how much debt that offender owes you is incomparable to the millions we owe Him.

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

21 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. 23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and that payment be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ 27 Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. 28 “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ 29 So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all. 30 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellow servants saw what had been done, they were very grieved, and came and told their master all that had been done. 32 Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. 33 Should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?’ 34 And his master was angry, and delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all that was due to him. 35 “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” Matt 18:21-35