Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-07
Jesus Teaches the Christian Spirit
Of Forgiveness.
PARABLE OF UNGRATEfUL SERVANT
No One Can be a Christian Who Has
Not a Forsiving Spirit-Law Laid
Down by Savior Holds Good Today
Such Spirit Makes for a Better
World.
(By the Teacher.)

Jesus lecture 10. HIS ulSSlpicS t1pout
the Importance of little children and
mans duty to watch over them and
care for them even as the Shepherd
cares for his sheep. The lesson for the
coming Sabbath is continuation OF
the lesson of last week, Jesus giving
his disciples practical lessons that have
been handed down 10 us as partial
rule and guide for our faith and living.
lie is still in the home of the bold
Apostle Peter in Capernaum. his dis
ciplcs gathered around him. The
Scripture lesson as found in the Cos
pcl according to St. Matthew. 1S,21-35
is as follows:
The Scripture Lesson.
81 Then came Peter and said to him. Lord
how oft shall my brother sin against me, ana
/ forgive him? Until seven times?
2a Jesus saith unto him.. say not unto
thee. Until seven tines; but Until seventy
times seven.
% Therefore is the kingdom of heaven
likcncd unto a certain king. who would make
,. reckoning with his servants.
And when he had begun to reckon one was
brought unto him, that owed him ten Thousand
talents. .,
Ok int forasmuch as he had not wherewith
10 pay, his lord commanded him to be sold
and his wife. and children. and all that TIC
had, and payment 10 be made
% The servant therefore fell down ana
worsbincd him, saying. Lord. have patience
with me, and I will pay thee all.
oT And the lord of that servant. beine
moved with compassion, released MN anu
forgavc him the debt.
% But that servant went out aad louhu
one of his fellow-scrvants. who owed MN Il
hundred shillings: and he laid hold on nim
and took him by the throat. saying. Fay whal
thou owcst.
% So his fcllow-servant fell down anu De-
so,,,b+ him. snyinp Have patience with me,
and will pay thee
40 And he would not but went and cast
him into prison. till he should pay that which
was due
q, So when his fellow-scrrants saw what
was done, they were exceeding sorry anu
came and told unto their lord oil that WIS
DONE ~. ,a
32 Then his lord called him unto him. ana
saith TO him. Thou wicked servant. lorgA'e
thee all that debt. because thou pesouEn'eS'
me:
"a Shouldest not thou also have had mercy
INV, fe,Inw.seryant, even Us ! had mercy
on thee? ,.,;,,,.oJ
"a And his lord was wroth. and delivered
,; .o tho ,ormentors till he should pay all
that wes due. i -,
% So shall also my heavenly Father do un-
IN Won, If We forgive not every one MS Drother
from your hearts.
The Master being engaged in dis
cussion Of offenses the forward feter
,sls him how many times man
fl,n civ
and his answer is that forgiveness
should not be bestowed seven llneS'
hut seventy times seven times. Ineh
bo rccites unto his disciples the para
l,,oc or the master and his two ser
wants.
The master had forgiven one OF MS
servants the sum of thousand la!eii's
of $4,000 900 reckoncd in our money
after the servant had put up to nm
n;tiful tale of hard luck and disaster.
Then this servant who had been for
given much went out and found one ol
his fellow servants who owed hlm i
hundred shillngs or less than so ana
catching him by the throat carried him
befOre the Judges anu llttu ''iiit |
ted to prison for debt
In the days of Christ. my frienoS'
persons who owed debts and could not
nay, were thrown in prison under the
law until they were able to pay. Inc
custom prevailed even i'll this country
until about seventy-five years ago. ana
there is a cell in the York county jail
that is known rs the debtors room
to this day.
Suppose that there were such Il law
rjrht now, with market conditions Such
rs they are. Gracious alive, the 1illlS
would be full of folks. wouldn't they!
Then the lord who heard of the con-
duct of the servant whom he had tor-
given much against the other SER
want. had him arrested and turned over
for punishment to the tormcntors.
just punishment!
Should Practice Forgiveness.
That parable was told the disciples
that day in Caperraum by way OF Illus
tlation. The lesson that it was Intcnd-
cd to teach is just this: Since Coo
through his son. Jesus Christ, forglVeS
the sins of all those who accept him
and believe on him; it is our duty to
forgive those who sin against us. II
we do not do it, we are not good Chris
tianS-that is all.
In this world all Of us both do wrong
and have wrong done us. Nearly cv-
cry day in our conduct with each other.
either in great things or in small things
some occasion arises To which the
teaching OF this lesson might b" APP
piled.
What q better brighter. more cheer
full and happier world this would
be. my friends. did all Of us practice
this forgiving spirit more. We ar"
more prone tn larbnr malice and hard
feelings and resentment against those
who do us wrong than we arc I" for
give. 1t takes real man or Il real w0-
mnn to forgive wrOng--to take tn"
fellow who sins against us by the hand
and say, That's all right, old fellow.
Lets forget the whole thing now ana
,t,,,t,l, bn6 h1nDpnuQ. "