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MATTHEW 18


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MATTHEW 18

HOW TO DETERMINE GREATNESS (18:1-6, 10-14)

The illustration of a little child (18:1-5)

The statement (18:1-4):

The spiritual truth (18:5):

The ill treatment of a little child (18:6, 10-14)

The penalty (18:6):

The protection (18:10):

The priority (18:11-14):

HOW TO ESCAPE HELL (18:7-9): In highly metaphorical language, Jesus says:

Control what you do (18:7-8):

Control what you see (18:9):

HOW TO EXERCISE CHURCH DISCIPLINE (18:15-20)

The procedure (18:15-17)

If your brother sins against you, go to him in private, and attempt to reconcile the matter (18:15).

If this fails, take someone with you (18:16).

If this fails, bring the matter before the church (18:17a).

If this fails, dismiss the unrepentant brother (18:17b).

The promise (18:18-20):

HOW TO FORGIVE YOUR BROTHER (18:21-35)

The percentage (18:21-22)

Peter to Jesus (18:21):

Jesus to Peter (18:22):

The parable (18:23-35):

Scene one (18:23-27):

The debt (18:23-24):
The decree (18:25):
The desperation (18:26):
The deliverance (18:27):

Scene two (18:28-30):

The pitiful request (18:28-29):
The pitiless response (18:30):

Scene three (18:31-35):

The outrage (18:31-33):
The reminder (18:31-32):
The rebuke (18:33):
The outcome (18:34):
The overall lesson (18:35):