This teaching points us to the fact that we are expected to forgive one another. If there is one thing that is certain is that we are bound to be offended by people. It is just inevitable. But then, the way of the Lord teaches us that we should forgive. One of the reasons we should forgive is so that we ourselves can be forgiven.
Not everybody possesses this quality of forgiveness. This is why many people will always find it very difficult to forgive. The truth is by the human nature there's only a limit to which we can forgive. But when we have the Christlike nature in us it helps us to forgive easily no matter the magnitude of what was done to us.
Forgiveness is one of the key qualities we ought to possess as christians. When walking with God our hearts need to be pure as much as possible—that is without grudges, hate, envy, and anything of these sort. When we carry these things in our hearts they weigh us down which is not good for our spirits. The easier we forgive the better for us.
Instead of thinking of retaliating when someone offends us, we should think of letting go and forgiving. Forgiving may make us look like fools or the weak ones, but in the real sense we are actually the strong ones because it takes real strength to be able to forgive.
The Lord Jesus Christ taught us to forgive others