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The aim in that passage is not to vindicate ourselves but to \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Egain\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E, or \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ewin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E the brother who has gone astray. That passage does however step through the\u0026nbsp;process as if the person refuses to repent.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHere in this passage however, Jesus teaches us what we are supposed to do when a person \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Edoes\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E repent. The follower of Christ now has responsibility before God to forgive their brother. Jesus shows us in this parable that it is wickedness before God when we as\u0026nbsp;Christians who have been forgiven such an unpayable debt, turn around and exact justice from those who have sinned against us. 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