Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times. (Matthew 18:21-22 ESV)
When a rule is made in good faith to quantify the performance of the heart, there will always be a Pharisee who will do the minimum to avoid judgement and to claim merit, without a change of heart.
The Law cannot save. It kills.
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