At Religion OnLine . The doctrine of providence is a kind of theological watershed separating Christians. On each side of this great divide people claim to have a better account of how God is present in the world. It appears that what Jesus is really saying is that God, with a view toward loving the unforgiving child, refuses to forgive him in an attempt to get the child to come face to face with His sin of an unforgiving heart. The person who is unwilling to forgive will soon meet his Equal.
Faithfulness is difficult, but the promise of reward is a proper form of motivation.
The theology of the Lord s Prayer teaches us that we have an obligation to work together with God to abolish evil and meet basic human needs. In this activity we bring about God s kingdom through our voluntary submission to God will. In essence, it is a program for action based upon a social understanding of all existence. Discussion of the Lord's Prayer from the B-Greek Archives. Charity that Pleases God , Prayer that Pleases God , Fasting that Pleases God , Gaining Mastery over Mammon , expository outlines from Mark A. Copeland's Executable Outlines series.