Our Lord’s response to Peter’s query re how many times he should forgive his brother is an inverse echo of Lamech’s claim to vengeance – a connection I failed to note in this sermon, but one which undergirds the antidote noted. 
Readings referenced: 
 
* Genesis 4:16-26 
* Proverbs 5:15-6:3 
* “<a href="http://blog.ehewlett.net/2006/01/go-and-tell-him-his-fault.htm">Go and Tell Him His Fault</a>“

Our Lord’s response to Peter’s query re how many times he should forgive his brother is an inverse echo of Lamech’s claim to vengeance – a connection I failed to note in this sermon, but one which undergirds the antidote noted. Readings referenced: * Genesis 4:16-26 * Proverbs 5:15-6:3 * “Go and Tell Him His Fault“

Our Lord’s response to Peter’s query re how many times he should forgive his brother is an inverse echo of Lamech’s claim to vengeance – a connection I failed to note in this sermon, but one which&nbsp;undergirds the antidote noted. 
Readings referenced: 
 
* Genesis 4:16-26 
* Proverbs 5:15-6:3 
* “<a href="http://blog.ehewlett.net/2006/01/go-and-tell-him-his-fault.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer">Go and Tell Him His Fault</a>“

Translating the Tradition: The Antidote to Our Descent into Vengeance

Sermons and miscellaneous musings from St. John of Shanghai Orthodox Church in Vancouver, BC, Canada - mostly by Fr. Justin Hewlett. <a href="https://translatingthetradition.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">translatingthetradition.substack.com</a>

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Sermons and miscellaneous musings from St. John of Shanghai Orthodox Church in Vancouver, BC, Canada - mostly by Fr. Justin Hewlett. translatingthetradition.substack.com

Sermons and miscellaneous musings from St. John of Shanghai Orthodox Church in Vancouver, BC, Canada - mostly by Fr. Justin Hewlett. <a href="https://translatingthetradition.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">translatingthetradition.substack.com</a>

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