Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-24
we will make the right plea-the ap
peal for pardon.

peal for pardon.
I'm our parable the one owing
10000 talents means you-just you,
! together with all sinners. And our
sins form such a debt. From the
word of God we learn about the multi
!. tude of transgressions. That isn't
only done in deeds, but also in
| thoughts. We learn that we are alb
solutely depraved, no good in the sight
! Of God You know the degree of
crime increases with the dignity of
the person offended. Hatred and
neglect of the father in heaven. who
| is your maker and has showered you
with blessings. surely will call down
the greatest punishment.
Wants Early Settlement
But settlement is due. any
moment, 'on demand that is how your
note of obligation reads. And God
wants as early n settlement as pos
sible. This is for your benefit. He
| wants to make reckoning with you
| in this life. because there is way
of escape. but only one.
| LET us see what happened to this
debtor He came before the king.
| rather was brought before him. God
| wants to meet us, to talk things over.
Through preaching. through the study
of the Bible. in many ways he is try
| ing to work on our hearts to bring
/, about conversion.
"This debtor was prevailed upon to
come. But when he began to figure
up. the total was immense. At first
the thought came: l will try to pay
all back SO our first thought when
the awfulness of our sins dawn upon
us: Now l am going to do better.
will not sin any more.
But that is impossible. If the
king should have made demand for the
sum due. be never could have paid
If God should demand perfection OF
us. we none could enter heaven.
This debtor, got settlement another
way. His Lord was moved with COM
passion. and forgave him his debt He
Itore up the note, the handwriting
against him. This is wonderful set
Element indeed. 1t means that another
has paid. That was Jesus Christ. Gods
son. His blood was the ransom for
all. To let Jesus pay for your sins is
the only settlement possible. 1t
means to tell God you are sinner and
no good. but that you know the Lord
Jesus to be your only helper. Thus
it is to believe in Him and have for
giveness for your sins through his
Greatest Gift Of Az
"Any gift Of value makes you happy.
The greatest gift of all is to have
your sins erased. your name enrolled
as a partner in heavens glory. Any
one who experiences this will be an
other creature-a different person. He
will not care so much If he lacks some
of the pleasures and comforts of this
world. What matter if dollars are few
and bread scarce at times, If he pos
sesses all riches in the next life! What
matter few sights or insults. to him
who has God rs a father and protect
or? So Christian counts everything
las of small account against the riches
of Gods grace in Christ,
Now. in the story, this happy for
given man, met debtor of his Owl
who owed him small insignificant
sum. This would have been the proper
time and place for him to say: Friend
such good luck has happened to me that
am going to let the little sum due me
from you be cancelled. | want all tc
rejoice with me this day.
ION the contrary, he had him cast
into prison, thereby showing he was
not truly glad and grateful that his
own debt was forgiven. and this again
proves that we was not himself worthy
Of forgiveness.
This is the main thought of the
parable. God is eager to forgive. but
this forgiveness can only be accepted
by those who truly believe in His mercy
through Jesus Christ. Or. you may
have faith short while in your life:
and later lose this faith. The settle
ment was made in your favor. but may
later be reversed at the final settle
ment. You are on probation now
watch out that you do not lose your
case
Multitude of Sins
at is worthy of note that as oui
sins are infinite in multitude and degree
so also is the punishment infinite and
That is why God has
sion in this life. We read: Seek the
Lord while he may be found Jesus
said: The night cometh when no man
can work
In the parable of the rich man and
Lazarus the lesson is that after death
there is final disposition of our
to d e, and after this the judgment.
I'VE speak of the everlasting glory
of heaven But the same book that
describes it's glories, also speaks of the
awful anguish and torment of hell. II
one is true the other also must be true.
"God is warning each of us in this
parable of the necessity of having the
reckoning attended to before his board
of pardons suspends its session. Your
debt is great, it is true, but look over
the settlement here recorded, and
ask YOU: Where can you expect to
find better terms? All the debt for
to pay. And afterwards
is naturally expected. II
your soul remains untouched by the
sacrifice of Jesus Christ your Savior,
how can you be worthy Of receiving |
His mercy!
Oaly One Settlement
"And now, dear friends, think over |
these matters. How do you stand in /
your account with God? Don't you sup !
pose you owe him anything And if you |
do-if you know you haven't been !
right with Him-isn't it wise to find
out exactly what he has coming from
you? And when you find this out, you
should ask: How can / pay? And also: |
When is the note due? What guaranty |
have yoI that God may not demand |
he tcta1 sum tomorrow! II you do |.