Forced Forgiveness: Misinterpreting Matthew 18

Episode 7 with Scot McKnight

Have you ever had Matthew 18 used against you?

Far too often, the forgiveness passage in Matthew 18:15–17 is weaponized against those who experience hurt and harm. Victims are forced to face their abusers, and there is no real resolution.

My contention is that churches misuse this as a template for everything that happens that needs to be reconciled, and …