Post by Zac Loh on Nov 5, 2009 2:41:41 GMT -5
Scene One: the servant borrowed from his master ten thousand talents which was equivalent to six hundred thousand denarii. The servant was unable to pay back his master. So he begged his master not to sell him off, and not to sell his family off. His master forgave him!
My take so far in this story: this was a kind master. Why? First, this master was willing to lend the servant so much money. Secondly, the fact that the servant preferred to stay with this master tells a whole lot!
Move to the next scene, Scene Two: the forgiven servant was holding the throat of a fellow servant - who owed him a mere hundred denarii, which was so little as 0.00016 percent of what the forgiven servant was still owing his master!
The forgiven servant refused to forgive. The forgiven servant became an unforgiving servant. Following through with his unforgiving heart, he got his fellow servant apprehended and prosecuted. The fellow servant was sent to prison.
Now, Scene Three: back to his master. Well, his master found-out what happened to the fellow servant. The master became very angry. The unforgiving servant became the un-forgiven servant. And he was sent to the torturers until the debt could be settled.
So Jesus concluded, saying, “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” (Matthew 18:35)
I guess, the un-forgiven servant got the torturer’s treatment because the amount he owed his master was humongous compared to what his fellow servant owed him.
Compared to the infinite level of God’s holiness, the degree of our sin against each other is infinitely less than each of our sins against God.
THE LORD'S PRAYER: AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS, AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS.
Our Father God has a forgiving nature. He wants us take-up His forgiving nature. As we FORGIVE others, we receive His forgiveness into our lives. This is the real, actual, practical truth.
My take so far in this story: this was a kind master. Why? First, this master was willing to lend the servant so much money. Secondly, the fact that the servant preferred to stay with this master tells a whole lot!
Move to the next scene, Scene Two: the forgiven servant was holding the throat of a fellow servant - who owed him a mere hundred denarii, which was so little as 0.00016 percent of what the forgiven servant was still owing his master!
The forgiven servant refused to forgive. The forgiven servant became an unforgiving servant. Following through with his unforgiving heart, he got his fellow servant apprehended and prosecuted. The fellow servant was sent to prison.
Now, Scene Three: back to his master. Well, his master found-out what happened to the fellow servant. The master became very angry. The unforgiving servant became the un-forgiven servant. And he was sent to the torturers until the debt could be settled.
So Jesus concluded, saying, “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” (Matthew 18:35)
I guess, the un-forgiven servant got the torturer’s treatment because the amount he owed his master was humongous compared to what his fellow servant owed him.
Compared to the infinite level of God’s holiness, the degree of our sin against each other is infinitely less than each of our sins against God.
THE LORD'S PRAYER: AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS, AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS.
Our Father God has a forgiving nature. He wants us take-up His forgiving nature. As we FORGIVE others, we receive His forgiveness into our lives. This is the real, actual, practical truth.