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Ihategod
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Message 120 of 229 (422189)
09-16-2007 11:24 AM


Matthew 18:21-19:1
18:21 Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" 22 Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.23 "Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. 24 When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents; 25 and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, `Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.' 27 And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But that same servant, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat he said, `Pay what you owe.' 29 So his fellow servant fell down and besought him, `Have patience with me, and I will pay you.' 30 He refused and went and put him in prison till he should pay the debt. 31 When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. 32 Then his lord summoned him and said to him, `You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besought me; 33 and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?' 34 And in anger his lord delivered him to the jailers, till he should pay all his debt. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart." 19:1 Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
I forgive all the evolutionists for lying to me.
Do you think that God puts people in a jail for a time as this suggests or is this not literal? Sort of like a purgatory?

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Ihategod
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Message 123 of 229 (422335)
09-16-2007 9:12 PM
Reply to: Message 122 by ringo
09-16-2007 1:07 PM


Why do you pretend to know everything? All your posts border on condescension. Well with that out of the way.
That misses the point of the parable. It's not an exact one-to-one parallel with the way God will judge us. It's an illustration of the principle:
quote:Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Mat 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
The implication is that forgiveness must be sincere - i.e. instead of singling out one group to forgive, you should forgive everybody who has wronged you.
And don't use "forgiveness" as an excuse to take a jab at somebody you don't like.
I understand the underline meaning of the parable. I wanted to know where my question would lead. Could this parable be construed to suggest a purgatory?

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