The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-09
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS S
FOR AUGUST Il.
SubJect; The Forgivlng Spirit, Matt.
xviii, 2i-35-Golden Text Matt. vi,
|S-memorY Verses, Fl, a2-Commen-
tary ON the Days Lesson.

"@-Mcmory Verses, FL, aa-Commen.
tary on the Days Lesson.
II Then came Peter" Peter alwavs
made himself very prominent And /
forgive him" He knew IL was his dntv
to forgive, but the question was. How oi.
zen Till seven times Peter uses the
.ernl seven m strictly literal sense. The
teaching of the rabbis was never to for,i,,c
more than three times. Peter increases
Ihls untll he supposed he had reached the
unit. Man is naturally vindictive being.
".u u ~ consequence nothing is more din
cuIl TO nm than forgiveness OF injuries.
~, Cntil seven times This would be
HTrhonS Ihauequate. seventy times seven -
ihat Is, there shoulU be no limit to your
forgiveness. The precept is unboundcd
ana yon must never be weary OF torgiving,
~ Kingdom OF heaven hkened." ." The
teachings OF Christ with respect TO for.
| gNeness are fully illustrated in the para
ule Which follows 1t shows, |. The char
| dcter ot man relation to God. . The real
meanIng' on mans part. OF Il distinct re.
| luSal to forgive. (Which would ,nnke /,
reckoning Or. W Inc fnndamentni
moral principle in Gods kingdom is right.
eousness, he great King OF heaven and
| eaIth Will one day. reckon with all of His
| SUBJECTS. Every sin is debt contracted
| with the justice OF God. and soon ou,,
| Master viii settle accounts with us. What
| an awful time It viii be when with multi
| iudeS nothing shall be found but sin and
| insolvency
q, Ten thousand talents" An cnor.
nous sum. lhc amount cannot ue rccE-
oned definitely. It has been estimated AIN
the, way from ten million to three hundred
| million dollars. This is an eXprcseio, i'm
| tended TO indicate the infinite debt in.
CURED, which could never be discharged.
70. Had not to pay Our debt to God
| ~ so great that we are utterly incapable
| OF making Him any satisfaction whatever.
commanded him TO be sold An ulu.
SION TO the Law of Moses. Sec Exod
22!3; Ley, p, 30. AZ: Kings al. Cred.
lsorS mad power TO sell insolvcnt debtors
IN several countries OF Europe. as well as
| Asia. m ancient times. We thus see bv
tins parable what our sins deserve. Can.
llVes to SIN are captiyes to wrath And
payment be made The amount oh
tanned would be wholly Inadequate to can.
eel the debt but a. large a payment was
to be made as possible.
~. VIII pay thee an The debt is adj
imtted and he comes pleading for mercy
The means which sinner should use to be
saved are, l. Deep humiliation of heart
:. ferNent prayer. 3. Confidence iu the
mercy OF God. 4. \ firm purpose to dc.
vote his, soul and body to his Maker.
p. "Forgave him the debt" We arc
debtors of our heavenly King who has en-
trusted to US the administration OF what
IS ms, AND which we have purloincd on
mlsused, mourning an unspeakable debt,
winch we can never discharge, and of
winch utter ruin would be the proper Sc
quence; But, if we cast ourselves at His
teet lie is ready in infinite compassion
not only TO release rs from punishment,
but to forgive us the debt
y. An hundred pence About fifteen
dollars. Took him by the throat Thus
manitestlng most unl,ind and base dis
position. The sin is greatly aggravated
ttsn Il. Ia. 4 i -
mercy shown him. What are my brothers
SINS against me compared to my number
less sins against God? PAY me what thou
owest.' ~ He was unwilling even to forgive
him single dollar. He must pay in full
and pay at once. We must be very careful
ana not show this same disposition in our
treatment OF others
30 "tell down at his feet" His fellow
servant humbed himself and plead for
mercy as he himself had done Just before
this.
30 and he would not" Such is man:
so harsh and hard against those who are
IN every way his equals. Ignorance of his
own condition makes him unforgiving and
cruel to Others
81. Were very sorry" An act of this
kind IL so dishonorable to all true Chris
tlans. and to the spirit OF the gospel that
through the concern they feel for the
prosperity of the cause of Christ, they are
obliged to speak against it,
~. Thou wicked servant tnmerci
lulness is great wickedness. 10 the unmcr
ciful, God will have no mercy: this is an
eternal purpose of the Lord which can
give not men their trespasses. neither will
never be changed Jesus said, "lf We for
your Father forgive your trespasscs."
Matt. 6;l5. Because they besoucht me-
Or. W When we really beseech Christ
for forgiveness He will answer us and
grant our pardon. No one need despair.
We have nothing to pay and nothing is
demanded. If we come in humility and
faith and in the spirit of obedience God is
always ready to hear us. But we must urge
our case Q.ulle ISIS; Thess, 5;l7 Matt.
~, 81 and continue to beseech the Lord
even when surrounded by discouragemcnts.
33. Even as | had pity on thee" The
servant IS here shown the obligation he is
under to hls tetow-servant because of the
mercy that had been shown him. 1t is
justly expected that those who have re-
ceived mercy shall show mercy.
"a. Delivered him to the tormentors.'
The person who does not have a forgiving
spirit will be tormented, both in this
world and in the world to come. A guilty
ccY'clence, the fear OF the judgment day
and the fires of Gods wrath (Rev 20:l5)
will, in turn act as tormentors "All that
was due And inasmuch as the amount
was so great that he could never pay it, he
must have been delivered over to the tor
lllNlllblH lbltNtls ut WlthtI VIII ne ndil-
lshed eternally from the presence OF God.
See Matt. 5;25, 26; 25:46; ev. l4:ll; Matt.
Matt, 1873.
3d. $50 likewise" This verse . an an.
plication of the whole parable. The para
bile is not intended to teach us that God
reverses His pardons to any, but that He
denies them to those who are not worthy
of them. Those who have not forgiven
others their trespasses have never yet truly
repented, and that which is spoken of as
having been taken away is only what they
seemed to possess. Luke Sis. From |
your hearts" When we deal with God |
mere pretensons will not answer. The |
one who really forgives the trespasses of |
his brother will not be calling them up |
again at every provocation Heart for.
giveness is full and complete. Every one
his brother" We will have need to ex- |
ercise the grace OF patience and forbear.
ance continually. Let us remember that !
"to forgive is divine"