Why Forgiveness Changes Everything (Reflections on Matthew 18:21-35) — Sean McDowell

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Why Forgiveness Changes Everything (Reflections on Matthew 18:21-35)

Why Forgiveness Changes Everything (Reflections on Matthew 18:21-35)

Preacher: Sean McDowell
Tradition: Apologetics
Published: Aug 10, 2022
Length: 24:51

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Matthew 18:21–35

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In a recent chapel message at Biola University, Sean shares one of the biggest lessons he's learned since college. He discusses Matthew 18:21-35 and why forgiveness is one of our greatest apologetics today. READ: A Rebel's Manifesto, by Sean McDowell (https://amzn.to/3cViP6C) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [SMDCERTDISC] for $100 off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: @sean_mcdowell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/

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Forgiveness

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