The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-05
THE SUNDAY scs1
INTERNATIONAL LESSON o..
FOR JULY 8.
Subject, The Duty OF rosu

l. Chrlst's teaching conco..'
giveness Tvs. 81, 22). 21. "Csm
Peter always made himself r
inent. His question was suo
Chrlsts words concerning
against others Matt. 1s.G y
oft" Peter perceives tbat -
tenderer dealing is to prevon
church than exists in tho sr w
And forgive" He know
duty to forgive. but the ouas..l
how often. It'll seven times
uses the term seven in strict.
sense. The teaching of the ra6,
never 10 forgive more than tbroS
%. Until seventy times sas
is doubtful whether the orion.'
four hundred and ninety or
seven (seventy times seven q, y
ty times and seven." as in ma
Revised Version. But in eiths, =
Is a symbolical expression n, .
ending forgiveness.
IL Our duty illustrated and so..
Tvs. 1920. 23. "Kingdom ~ n.
likened." The teachings of ch,i.'
respect TO forgiveness are fuIlS
trated in the parable which folie,.
shows, /. The character of maS,,
tion to God. 2. The real menu
mans part of a distinct refusal !.
give. king" The king ren,s.
God. "Would make n reckonIps
V. The picture is drawn from :.
entail court. The Fundamental \
principle in Gods kingdom Il
eousness. The great King Of Bs
and earth will, one day, reckon MIA
Of His subjects. Servants" Tb".
whom God has committed great :.
and opportunities.
"a. Ten thousand talentsu
enormous sum. The amount csp,.
reckoned definitely. 1t has been
mated all the way from nine to trs
millions of dollars. %. "Had M
pay" Our debt to God is so great
we are utterly incapable Of mai.
Him any satisfaction whatever. M
manded him to be sold" An ANN
TO the Law of Moses. See Exod d
Lev. 25:30. Al; . Kings Al. Crsi,
had power to sell insolvent debtor
several countries Of Europe, as wei
in Asia, in ancient times. We tbu,
by this parable what our sins dev,
Captlves to sins are captives to vu
And payment to be made
amount obtained would be who'll,
adequate to cancel the debt bu
large a payment was to be mad.
possible.
26. "Will pay thee ALL" The deH
admitted and he comes pleading I
mercy. The means which a sIu
should use to be saved are, /. D.
humiliation of heart. 2. Fsv{
prayer. 3. Confidence in the mere
God. 4. A firm purpose to deyot
soul and body to his Maker.
~. "Forgave him the debt"
are debts of our heavenly King 81
If we cast ourselves at His feet, III |
ready in infinite compassion not a
to release us from punishment but [
forgive us the debt.
III. The doom of the unforgiylngj
2S-35). 2S. "An hundred pend
About fifteen or sixteen dollars AID
one millionth part of the debt this d
merclful servant had owed the lid
Took him by the throat" Thus md
Testing a most unkind and base dlsp]
tion. The sin is greatly aggraut|
when we consider his own debt, d
the mercy shown him. What are d
brothers sins against me compared
my numberless sins against God. "Pl
me that thou owest." He was q
willing even to forgive him a sing
dollar. He must pay in full and pay
once We must be very careful d
not show this same disposition in q
treatment Of others. 30. "Fell dow
at his feet" His fellow-servant hul
bled himself and plead for mercy asi
himself had done just before this.
80. And he would not" Such
man; so harsh and hard against Aa
who are in every way his equals
norance of his own condition max
him unforgiving and cruel to oths'
81. Were very sorry" An act Of 0
kind Is so dishonorable to all u
Christians, and to the spirit of the q
pei, that through the concern they \
for the prosperity of the cause
Christ they are obliged to spa
against II. 80. "Thou wicked seryan
Unmerclfulness is great wickedna
To the unmerciful, God will have
mercy; this is an eternal purpose oil
Lord which can never be chang
Jesus said, IF We forgive not men tll
trespasses, neither will your Fail
forgive your trespasses" Matt. 61
30. Gwen as l had pity on the
The servant is here shown the obli
tion he Is under to his fellow-serya
because of the mercy that had be
shown him. 1t is justly expected q
those who have received mercy sh
show mercy.
"a. Delivered him to the torme
ers." The person who does not h'
II forglving spirit will be torment
both In this world and in the world
come. A guilty conscience, the fear
the judgment day and the fires OF Go
wrath (Rev. 20:15) will. in turn.
as tormenters. "All that was du
And inasmuch as the amount was
great that he could never pay IT,
must have been delivered over to
tormenters forever. The wicked viii
banished eternally from the preset
of God.
80. $50 likewise" This verse IS
application Of the whole parable. !
parable is not intended to teach US Z
God reyerses His pardons to any
that He denies them to those who
not worthy of them. Those who ~
not forgiven others their trespas
have never yet truly repented, 0
that which Is spoken of as having D'
taken away Is only what they seen
to possess. LukeNS:1S.
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