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  1. Étude 1 : Discipline dans l'Eglise et le pardon
  2. Étude 2 : Parabole du roi et du serviteur
  3. Étude 3 : Instruction sur les scandales, le pardon et la foi
  • Discipline in the Church and forgiveness

    Pericope 203 presents Jesus’ teaching on church discipline and forgiveness, at Capernaum in September AD 32. Matthew 18.15-22 and Luke 17.3-4 develop brotherly correction, the authority of the Church, communal prayer and unlimited forgiveness (seventy times seven). These themes form the foundation of a Christian ethic of relationships centered on reconciliation and divine mercy.

    Luke 17.3-4 (King James Version) :
    Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
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  • Parable of the king and the servant

    The parable of the king and the servant (Mt 18.23-35), told in Capernaum in September 32, is unique to Matthew. It illustrates the vital importance of forgiveness by contrasting an immense debt of 10,000 talents cancelled by a merciful king with a small debt of 100 coins refused by the forgiven servant. The central teaching: those whom God forgives must in turn forgive, or they will lose the grace they received.

    Leviticus 24.20 (King James Version) :
    Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
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  • Instruction on stumbling blocks, forgiveness and faith

    This article examines Jesus’ teachings on stumbling blocks, forgiveness and faith in Luke 17.1-6. Jesus urges the disciples to avoid causing spiritual falls and to forgive without limit. This instruction highlights communal responsibility and the disciples’ commitment to the kingdom of heaven.

    Matthew 18.21-22 (King James Version) :
    Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
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