How to Forgive By Faith

Jesus said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you" (Luke 17:6). Wait a minute--did I get the right verse for this topic? What do mustard seeds and mulberry trees have to do with learning how to forgive? Quite a lot, actually. Earlier, Jesus had been talking about offenses and how to deal with them: "Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him: and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him" (Luke 17:3-4). Now, people don