If He Repent, Forgive Him - Luke Chapter 17

Luke 17:3 - Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Four Steps:
1) Personal trespass (not a public sin) suffered from a brother (does not apply to unbelievers)
2) The brother is rebuked.
3) His repentance is expected.
4) Forgiveness is then extended to him.

See also Matthew 18:15-18 and notes there.

You have a responsibility to go to a brother that you have offended, Matthew 5:23-24. In Matthew 18:19 and Luke 17:3, You have a responsibility to go to a brother that has offended you. In either case, the responsibility to attempt to reconcile is always yours, whether the offended or the offender. Don't wait in pride for them to come to you. Same note at each passage.

This is a personal offense, not a publicly known sin, for which see I Corinthians 5, or a private sin of which you are aware, for which see Galatians 6. Same note at Matthew 18:15-18.

See notes at Galatians 6, coming to this blog (Lord willing) 8/22/2012.

Luke 17:9 - "...I trow not" means "I think not!" This sentence omitted from the critical Greek text.

Luke 17:20-37 - See notes at Matthew 24. These things refer not to the Rapture but to the return of Christ to rule and reign - His "revelation," verse 30. "One taken / other left" in verses 34-36, these are taken away to judgment, not raptured.

VM