Matthew 18: 1-35

There is a Blessing in the Book of Mathew and at the same time the hand of the scribe has twisted the final verse to contradict the verse in the middle. The text contradicts the text.

Lets read Matthew 18: 1 - 35



Current Reference: Book Matthew, Chapter 18
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Chapter 18

1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 "Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, "I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

The flaw in this text is changing a debt into a trespass, one is not the same as the other and certainly a debt is not a sin, a debt is the promise to repay a financial loan while a trespass is a deliberate act to harm another individual. A trespass is a sin while a debt is a financial burden to be repaid or forgiven. In reality we should forgive the sinner and not the sin, as described here the Lord did not forget the original debt the Lord held the man accountable for his actions. How inconsistant is this verse as though sinners should be completely exhonerated of their sins while the innocent end up getting punished for sins that they never committed?

How do we end the ways of the evil world when the whole world needs to be made new, both the world and the word so that the word speaks true?

Is it okay to sin?

Lets go back to the beginning, the words attributed to Jesus are not written by Jesus but we are given an idea of what Jesus said as written by Matthew or some other scribe that tried to re-record the writings of Matthew, and with a cleverly insserted word here or there the meaning of the text could be changed in the end.

In the beginning Jesus speaks clearly of the eternal punishment for those that cause the followers of Jesus to fall, we will all be held accountable for our actions...

In the middle there is a gift of and from GOD to those who are the victims of a crime.

In the end we see manipulation of the text to allow criminals freedom through unearthly forgiveness.

In all we see that the text is manipulated to permit crimes against the innocent and the victims are then turned into criminals, when calling for accountability and this creates more hardship and crime for other families. Here a cycle of crime begins and people don't see the error of their ways.

If the sinner repents of their sin and is then forgiven and held accountable not to sin again, then the burden of forgiving multiplies, Jesus was right not once or even seven times but seventy times seven and more if necessary, but how do you forgive a person that doesn't ask to be forgiven? You can not... You can be prepared in your heart to forgive but you can not forgive those that do not ask to be forgiven...

Where two are gathered and agree there you will find Jesus at work in the hearts and minds of those that speak the truth to each other. Where there is communication we come together and agree and there is truth and love with forgiveness. A child forgives and comes when called learning to trust and obey the directions given by those with authority doing what is right, moral and ethical. If you cause one of these to fall it would be better that a millstone be hung around your neck and you be plunged into the depths of the sea than to try and gain entry into heaven...

I see many people drowning. It is sad that they have caused such harm to the children of GOD.