Bitterness in the Home (Matthew 18:15-35)
THEME: “Sin must be dealt with and forgiven, or otherwise you will be tormented.”
I. The Pattern for Confrontation
A. Sin Needs Confronted
B. Sin Needs Confronted Privately (Matthew 5:22-24)
C. Sin Needs Confronted Continually
D. Confrontation Always Aims at Restoration
II. The Necessity of Forgiveness
A. The Statement
B. The Story
1. The Impossible Debt Forgiven (Romans 3:19; Psalm 103:11-12; Ephesians 2:4-5, 8-9)
2. The Smaller Debt Refused
3. The Grieving Report Given
4. The Tormenting Punishment Decreed
C. The Warning
1. Torment from Bitterness
2. Torment from God (Psalm 32:3-4)
3. Torment from Hell (Matthew 6:14-15; James 2:13)