The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-01-06
LESSON For JANUARY 9
JESUS rEAcnss roao,vsnsss.


LesoON rExr-Maee. u:n-A.
GOLDEN TExr-lf - forgive nss
tAelr trsspassss. your heaveaiy IAsAse
VIII also forgive yeu.-Aaet. s:N
RHFEReNcE MArERIAL-Matl s:fs-
y: u:ls-p: Luke MA q: Eph. u q. .:
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PMAARY ToPlc-versiv1as oes ~.
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JUNIOR rOPIc-t.saraias 70 Forgive.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
-toeg1viug and vosgivsa.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Sesgtvsosss: It, Meaning and oeoes.
In this lesson ~ have divine h.
etrUctioos b to eur behavior 10 eass
q 0o-tFeatmsat.
!. pseers eveseiea ". ~.
This question. allow often shall ~
brother clio aSaiast NJ aud I forgive
hior probably was oeeasioned By IL
" tseatneat which Peter was then ~.
cssvias st the hands q his fellow dc.
dpse2 Carist's coafession Of Peter
SrsaGAt hin late the iimsiisht Ths
0osstSso Il the Disciples (l0:l) "whe
b ~ greatest b The Kingdom Of heav.
ear shews that thsre was some jeal.
essy of Peter amoas tAs disciples ssd
cooseque0t cootsatioa among them.
IRON the Lords teaching a. to The
s6oets to bring about reconciliation In
cass q offenses between brother and
brother He knew that Il would require
the exercise Of the spirit Of forgive.
ussa Peter disposed to b gracious ~
(ulsoo It'll seven timesf' showing bic
readiness to forgive bis brother NOT
three times. but twice three times and
. little over.
u. JesssS AaSwse ". ~.
Ths Lords answer was 40 astouish.
lag revelation to Peter. He said mot
until seven times, bat until seventy
timss sevsn." THIS shown that our
willingness 10 forgive should b limit
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90. TN Tws cesditsrs wv. 1856.
THIS parable Of the two creditors Il.
lustsates His principles Of forgiveness.
I. TIE gracious creditor tvv. 23-27).
The king 10 this parable represents
God. and the servant who 10 greatly In
debt represents the sinner-any sin.
nsr. every sinner. you and me. We
were hopelessly In debt to God. Ten
thousand taieuts are equal to some
twelve millions Of dollars. To meet
this Obligation would be an utter i'm.
possibility. This mans plea for time.
promising to pay oil, much resembles
our vain imagininEs that We can pay
our debt to God. that by our future
good works We can atone for our past
most griveous sins. BY the justice Of
Gods law We were hOpelessly con
demned: BY the grace OF God We were
freely pardoued.
z The cruel creditor wv. 1850.
THIS man who was forgiven 70 much
found q man who owed him q small
suus-ab0ut fifteen or seventeen dol.
iars. He shut his ears to the mans
sntreaty to Be patient with him. dew
at bis throat and cruelty put him Into
Jail. The great mercy shown him did
sot toech HE heart. 20 he refused to
b mercifui. Being set free from %
great debt - our sins against God.
~ slsosld make 0od's act Of unlimited
forgiveness toward % the standard d
ualinitsd forgiveness toward others.
u dealing with others We should a..
ways keep these cOasiderati before
%: ~ We ourselves necd Il and do
every day cootlnus to need The for.
sivsns0 Of Oed. With all our impsr-
esctjens and positive sins We need the
csatinued mercy q God. Whsn We
psay. "ForEivs - our debts a. ws foe.
sivs our debtoes," let - be sure that
~ have put away I'll thought Of sin
held against Others. To pray that
prayer otherwise Il an ab0minatloa.
az That there 10 day Of judgment
coming and at that day we shall b
treated ~ We treat ethers. No mercy
Will b. shown to thoss who have not
shown mercy.
TIE heart. then. Of this lesson II that
0ed's gracious act toward Us should
b the standard OF our actions to.
ward others. and that We must exer.
ciss ehs same spirit OF forgiveness
toward our feilowmsn u We would
coatinus to enjoy 0od's forgiveness.
Ths proof that W ars Gods cAildssa
b ti,at re manifest the spirit Of God.
Re ~ therefore perfect even ~ your
Father which 10 10 heaven 10 perfect"
Matt 6:<S).
THANK a. Every alesWiNo.
TAank God every oorning when ~