N.T. Wright gives a brilliant argument and challenging call in today’s reading. Wright says very straight forwardly that Jesus was not offering another option from the world systems but offering an entirely new world. He says it this way, “He wasn’t coming to propose a left-wing alternative to a right-wing government , or vice versa.” The simplicity of the argument in no way means that it is simple. To give full allegiance to Christ means to loose our hold on our opinions or ambitions. This is not an easy call for we “discover that our (previous) rebellion proceeded not from faith and trust but from fear and bruised arrogance.” Jesus is not a name to be used to further our cause, but a revolutionary new Kingdom that calls for our submission. Jesus calls for this submission from a cross that symbolized worldly power but became His victory over the world. The newness of this world is displayed plainly in Jesus’ explanation about forgiveness in Matthew 18:21-25. This call does not make sense outside of the Kingdom of God. Our power in Christ from places of perceived weakness. Forgiveness is not becoming door mat, but it is finding power in a place of apparent weakness. This relies on the power of the Spirit and a view of the world beyond the here and now but that something more matters, that eternity matters. Practice forgiveness, it matters.