These questions raise issue of the gravity of our sin, the holiness of our God, and the distinctions between him and us. It's a collision between divine perfection and human rebellion. God is love, but his love is holy. It seems that too many times we want to be recipients of mercy but not givers of mercy. Most usually our reaction to a wrong is to try and right the wrong in the wrong way.
Forgiveness is illogical and unjust, but the only alternative to endless bloodshed and hatred.
We seem to have a hard time understanding this concept, however. The reason why we do is because we lose sight of God's way. The steward owed the equivalent of millions to his king, the king wrote off the debt. The steward was owed a small amount and chose not to write it off The king was angry and demanded that every penny be paid. The next point of this message that gives us the means to carry out the first three requirements is found in the concept of humilty before The Lord.