We live in an unforgiving world. We all experience things like hurt, betrayal, injustice and wrongs against us. Some have even been abused or raped or have been violently attacked to the point of injury. Others have lost loved ones because of the careless actions of others. Forgiveness is hard but Jesus presses us in this parable (Matt 18:21-35) to not only forgive but to abundantly pardon. The whole point of the parable is that in light of us, as children of God, being so graciously forgiven by God of the enormous debt of sin we could not pay, we should readily forgive our brothers and sisters their debts against us, which are small in comparison. Pastor Scott also talks about the consequences of harboring resentments against people. It's the equivalent of practicing willful sin and results on falling under the disciplining hand of God. Everything in this sermon is a persuasive reasoning to let go of any sort of unmerciful attitudes we have toward anyone no matter how great the offense may be.