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    In "The Meaning of Marriage", Timothy Keller writes based on Mark 11:25 that "The Bible says we are supposed to forgive people and then go and confront them". How does this reconcile with Luke 17:3-4 where we read "Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, 4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” The Greek word translated "forgive" is the same in both passages.

    1. Andrew, were you ever able to reconcile these passages?

    2. The commentaries I referenced regarding Mark 11:25 did not provide any specifically helpful insights to this question. When I turned to commentaries on Luke 17:3-4, I was amazed that very few note the conditional "if" in Luke. One commentary that did states "When this condition is fulfilled, forgiveness is to be granted" (Marshall, I. H. (1978). The Gospel of Luke: a commentary on the Greek text (p. 643). Paternoster Press.). Still open to a good solution to this question :)

  • Incredible job this weekend at Downline Summit on continuing the thought process of engaging a triple-post culture. I was wondering if you had more information regarding the subject that is accessible? I'd like to share with my church staff and lay leadership.

    1. Hi Tim, I'm writing a book called The Thoughtful Proclaimer: A Guide to Proclaiming the commander's Intent for Every Passage of Scripture. It goes to editors in a matter of days (Lord Willing!).I'm wondering if you would like to check to see if you approve of it because I use a lot of your ideas from The Ockenga Institute, Preachers Form-Preaching to the Heart conference, The Prodigal God, and Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism.  I talk about exegeting the culture and it's assumptions, preaching with application focused on both the older brother younger brother audience, and putting the gospel at the heart of every message. I hope that I'm accurately conveying your meaning and that the book I'm writing is acceptable to you since your writing and preaching has influenced me significantly so there is a lot of "you" in my book. I don't mean to trouble you but did consider that if someone was quoting me that much I'd want to know who they were and what they were saying.  In HIm, Liz Anderson
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