@qurlyjoe The verse about forgiving everyone was literal too. I am around a lot of Christians and I have never heard anyone claim that forgiving people was just a metaphor.
(You said forgiving everyone's *debt*, though... could you share a verse reference?)
@golemwire @qurlyjoe Matthew 6:12 seems like the obvious one? (It's not always translated "debt", but as far as I can see the Greek had both legal/monetary and figurative senses.)
@golemwire @qurlyjoe Deuteronomy 15:1-11 doesn't seem irrelevant either. (Admittedly directed specifically at Israelites, though isn't much of Christianity predicated on reading that as broadly as possible, at least when it seems convenient?)
@cjwatson @qurlyjoe Deuteronomy 15:1-11 was directed at the Israelites, yes. The Old Testament law was just the law of the ancient Israelites, but due to who Christians believe created the Bible, when there's something universal in the Old Testament, we'll continue to follow it.