#204: The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant: Forgiving Others
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Sherilyn R. Grant and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 11 March 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Matthew 18:21-35.
Jesus told a parable that illustrates what it means to forgive. We sometimes think that we have a right to hold onto unforgiveness when we are wronged, but when we become Christians, we become a part of the Kingdom of God, and forgiveness is the currency of the Kingdom of God. God commands that we forgive others because we have been so graciously forgiven. Who are we to make others repay for their sins against us when we have been released of the debt that we could never repay? This parable speaks of a serious truth for those who choose not to forgive. Unforgiveness blocks our relationship with God our Father, and we cannot move forward as followers of Jesus if we hold unforgiveness in our hearts. The Holy Spirit is able to help us to do this, not in our own strength, but by His power in us, can we forgive others when we are hurt and wronged.
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| 0:00.0 | Christian parenting. |
| 0:07.0 | Hello and welcome to the truth Seekers podcast a truth seeker is someone who wants to know the truth |
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| 0:28.0 | Well hello true seekers and welcome back to another episode. |
| 0:32.0 | Before we begin our story today and welcome back to another episode. |
| 0:33.0 | Before we begin our story today, I have to ask you a question. |
| 0:37.0 | Have you ever had a difficult time for giving someone who wronged you? |
| 0:42.0 | It can be really hard to forgive, especially when someone |
| 0:46.2 | has really hurt you. But Jesus commanded us to forgive. He did not say you can forgive if you feel like it or you can forgive only |
| 0:56.4 | when it's easy. No, Jesus taught us that we are to forgive even when it's hard. I want to share a parable with you that Jesus |
| 1:06.3 | told on the importance of forgiveness and I think after you listen to this |
| 1:11.6 | parable it's going to help you and me to be able to forgive even when it's hard. |
| 1:20.0 | Jesus said, therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. |
| 1:27.0 | As he began the settlement, a man who owed him 10,000 bags of gold was brought to him. |
| 1:34.0 | Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that this man and his wife and his children |
| 1:41.0 | and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. |
| 1:45.0 | At this the servant fell on his knees before the master and said, |
| 1:49.0 | please be patient with me. |
| 1:51.0 | He begged and he pleaded and he said I will pay everything back just please be patient. |
| 1:58.0 | The servant's master graciously took pity on him, |
| 2:01.8 | cancelled all of the debt and let him go. But when the servant went out, |
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