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Luke
  
3"If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.4And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him."


Do you wish for brokenness of your pride in Christ’s grace, and for serving him in his Holy Spirit? Then warn every brother in Spirit who is about to commit a sin not to fall into it. Remember that you are originally a criminal, but God gifted you with justification. If one of your relatives or co-workers did evil to you, they pray immediately to God to change his heart and light his mind that he may feel sorrow and repent. Forgive him who repents completely, even if he showed but a simple indication of regret about his action. It is good that you beg his pardon first, for you are not better than he is, especially that you are engaged in the problem. You are not perfect. So bow first in Spirit, ask your enemy’s pardon not up to seven times a day, but up to seventy times seven. Forgive him more times if you noticed his regret for his evil work. Do not hate him at all, even if he did not repent, but love him and pray for him that you may become a fountain of blessing in the midst of hatred and fight.