Day 24: Matthew 18

Jesus' followers are to humble themselves like children, forgive each other and treat sin seriously

Jesus followers jockey for position. Jesus sets a child before them, one who has no position or rights, and tells them to be like them. He also tells them to accept people like them. They are to treat each other rightly as well!

The rest of the chapter is taken up by what this will look like They are to fight sin and temptation (no doubt with an eye to Judas and his impending betrayal). They are not to despise each other (after all God has specially rescued them. They are to speak to each other privately and then with someone else before publicly rebuking someone (what they do here will have consequences in eternity so aim to win, not destroy your brother). They are to forgive each other because they have been forgiven as shown emphatically by the parable He tells.