The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-08-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
for Ausust A.. I0OaEThe
Eorgistng spirit.
Prepared by III. c. Lenington-1
THE LESSON TENT.

LORD how oft hhaii my brother sin
neainst me. and forgive him? iii seven
times?
m Jesus said unto him. I say not unto
thee. Until seven times; but. Until .eyen-
~ times seven.
81 Therefore Is the kingdom OF IIeav-
On nkened unto IA certain king. which
would take account OF his servants
"a And when he had begun TO reckon.
~. was brought unto him. which owed
linn ten thousand talents.
u But forasmuch AZ he had not TO Bay
his lord commanded him To be sold. and
hls wife. ana children. and al that he
ma. and payment 10 be mad.
.6 The servant therefore fell down.
ana worshpped him. saying. Lord. have
uatlence with me. and l Will pay thee all.
n Then the lord OF that servant was
moved with compassion. and looscd him,
ana forgave him the debt.
rs But the same servant went out,
ana found one OF his fellow servants
which owed him an hundred pence: and
he laid hands on him. and took him by
the throat. saying. Pay me that thou
owcst.
n, his feet. and besought him. saying.
Have patience with me, ana VIII pay
thee all.
20 And he would not. but went and
cast him into prison. TIL he should pay
,he debt
81 So when his fellow servants saw
what was done, they we're very sorry
ana came and told unto their lord all
that was done.
80 Then his lord. after that he had
called him. said unto him. o thou wicked
servant | forgavc thee all that debt. be-
cause thou desiredst me.
iet m ha I'm
compassion on thy fellow servant. even
a. | had pity on thee?
81 And his lord was wroth, and deliv-
cred him to the tormentors. till he should
nav all that was due unto him.
g. SO likewise shall My Heavenly Fa-
thor do also unto you. II We from your
hearts forgive not every one his brother
their trcspasses
GOLDEN TEXT.-Forgive us our
debts. as we forgive our debtOrs.-
Matt. Gii..
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The lesson may well include not only
The lesson text, but also the verses pre-
ceding. beginning with the 18th. These
few verses inScate a common sense
way Of making up differences between
two people who have had perhaps
understanding, perhaps more
serious cause of trouble, an actual
grievance. IL may seem strange at
first thought that Jesus addresses his
advice 10 the one sinned against rather
than against the sinner: IF thy
brother sin against thee. 20 show him
his fault between thee and him alone
This takes into consideration the oft-at-
tested fact that the one committing the
hrnder or sin Is the one who feels him.
self the most aggrieyed. Go TO him
alone. That viii show your readinessto
come to any terms that may be honor.
able. But II he persists, then take one or
\ two more witnesses. often for their
sakes he viii make peace. One other
remedy awaits You II this fails, the
court Of the church. He may dislike
publicity, or he may have respect for
an impartial tribunal. The last re-
sort gone, do not revile him. treat him
as respectful stranger. as the jews
treated the gentilcs or Roman tax col
leciors. Then comes that familiar
text; For when two or three are gath
cred together in Ny name. there am ]
IN the midst Of them" We may note
here that these are disconnected ex-
hortations. and the "for" Of the verse Ia
better given in the revised version as
Again ! say unto you. that IL two OF
you, etc. Secret prayer Is one Of the
means OF grace insisted upon, but for
occasions that affect not only the in
clsidual heart there Is strength In
union.
How Often TO Forgivc.--Jesus had
changed the subject, but His first
words fingered in the mind OF Peter.
How often should he forgive IL one
persisted in a wrong course against
him The old law suggested seven
vines Jesus said that was not enough.
seventy times seven might do. for one
rouid hardly count that number Of OF.
lenses against even the worst enemy.
~ was a symboical expression for
hever-ending forgiveness. As Schaff
tays. love is not 10 be limited by the
multiplication table.
The King and the Debtor.-Jesus en-.
forces this truth by parable. The
Kingdom Of Heaven in which Jesus
numbered His disciples was like an
earthly king who had servant who
owed him 10000 talents. large sum.
Inc servant couldn't pay. The Ring
was about TO enforce payment by SELL
'ng the mans property and even his
person and wife and children TO bring
70 The sum owed. But the servant
sought the kings compassion and was
forgiven his debt and given new
tart. What did this servant do? He
nag been forgiven much. but his COW
e'ous heart could not find forgiveness
Or compassion for those who owed him
serN small suns. God is like that. lie
naS forgiven His children much. but
uhmindful Of His great bounty they
naVe gone on unforgiving and unspar.
ing Of their fellows.
men follows the deserved retribu ion.
necause the servant who had been for
gwen much would not forgive his less
er debtors. therefore he was delivered
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