Leonard C Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 God forgives us much. He asks us to forgive a little in return. We owe our lives to our Lord and Savior. We are owed nothing in comparison. The unmerciful servant displayed ingratitude for the incredible mercy shown him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l.a. Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servants action? The contrast of the huge and small debt, to me, is an attempt to show us the relatively small pardon it is for us to forgive one another as compared to the great pardon God grants man and offers us the priceless reward of living in His righteous heaven forever. I am the one who has been pardoned from my sin to receive an eternal reward; how petty would I seem if I could nor forgive someone who has wronged or hurt me in some way? It is a very small price for such a big reward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiKosum Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCH Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servants action? In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? God forgives All sins - both big and small. Therefore we cannot pick and choose those we want to forgive or we will only forgive those whose sins against us are small. If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? We definitely owe the bigger debt. Jesus, the son of God, had to die on the cross for the remission of our sins. Which debt might be owed us? The debt with the smaller amount. Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servants action? When he was forgiven of his large debt, the servant was happy and relieved. However, by not forgiving his own servant, he proved that he was not grateful of the King's kindness toward him. His actions made it seem as if he deserved to be forgiven and his servant did not, putting him in the place of a judge or King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane120164 Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trusting God Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 The purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small on in the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant is to show mercy, forgiveness, and compassion should be equal. I would probably owe the huge debt, and the smaller debt would be owed to me. The king was insulted by the unmerciful servant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charisbarak Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 The purpose of showing the size of the debt in either case was to show how impossible it was for them to pay it! I would be the one with the huge debt! Whatever owed me, would not even compare to what I owe. Knowing this, the one whose huge debt had been forgiven--should have forgiven his fellow worker too. Again--unforgiveness is unacceptable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haar Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 The purpose of comparing the huge debt and the small one was to demonste the degree of mercy shown to the servant by the king. Nevertheless, this servant could not forgive the small debt owed by another servant. This is typical to our situation whereby God has forgiven us so much but we find it difficult to forgive small debts (offences) committed agaisnt us by our brothers and sisters. May God continue to have mercy on us and to help us to learn how to forgive, and to forgive even repeatedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant's action? Answer: 1.In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? To show to us that Mercy and Grace of our God is without limit.That it is only the enemy,that tells man,that His Sins are unforgivable,hence no need to Humble themselves and ask forgiveness,and repent. It also shows us that,as we are forgiven by our Master,whose Transgression is so big,we should be also merciful and extend God Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnguitars Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda bass Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 The purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one was to show us that any debt we may owe to any person,no matter what the amount,is minuscule compared to the debt of our sins we owe God. Just as the king in the parable cancelled the huge debt his servant owed,God in His mercy sent His Son Jesus to the cross so that those who believed on Him could have their huge sin debt cancelled. The king was insulted by the merciful servant's action because he had refused to forgive a fellow servant's debt or allowed him time to pay it back. Since God was willing to cancel our debt of sin that we owed,how much more should we be willing to forgive those who sin against us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csreeves Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summertime7 Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? Contrasting the huge debt with the small one is synonymous with a debt we as human being could never pay ~ no matter how many good deeds we do. Also our debt to the Father is much greater than the debts we owe to one another. If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? I would say there is no size to the debt that we would owe per say. To measure our sin debt would mean we could compare our sins against one another or even on a personal level, thus measuring or deciding our punishment, which in the end we don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margaret955 Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurselaino Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr4624 Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant’s action? I would say that the purpose of the contrast is to show that no matter how huge or seemingly insignificant, a debt is a debt and must be paid (or forgiven). We are the ones who owe the huge debt to God. The small debt would be like any that might be owed to us. Any earthly considerations pale by comparison to the issue of our salvation. Because he forgave the servant and all his mercy and grace inspired in the servant was uncompromising unforgiveness. Of course this is all a figure of what God has done for us by giving Jesus as payment for our sin debt. It is illustrative of the principle, from Matthew chapter 6, that if we cannot forgive those who have wronged us, God the Father will not forgive us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FORWARD FELEX Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant's action? The purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one is to show us that the sins we commit, to God, is huge and how our neighbours wrong us is small according to God's evaluation. I would owe to the servant, for the master can mediate between servants if one wrongs the other. To the master, there would be no one to mediate between the master and the servant which is more dangerous. The need to enter the kingdom of God should be the debt owed to us. The king felt insulted for whom he forgave was not able to forgive others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? To show that God forgives many sins and we should be able to forgive also to those who have sinned agains us. If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eudora Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? To show that a debt no matter how large or small can be forgiven. If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Forgiveness to all who are debited to us. Which debt might be owed us? Forgiveness in the same token. Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant's action? Because that servant did not learn the lesson of forgiveness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioned Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one is to teach us that we are to be merciful to those who are indebted to us regardless the cost. If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, the debt we would owe is the greater. Which debt might be owed us? As in the parable, the debt that might be owed to us would be the smaller debt. Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wifee Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 a)Purpose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saja3 Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 The purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small debt paints the picture of an unmerciful person. This servant was given mercy for a large debt that he owed but he in turn refused to show mercy for a little debt that was owed him. If we put ourselves in the parable, we would owe the large debt because a debt is a debt no matter what the size, it is owed. The Kind was insulted because this same servant had begged him for mercy and the King had gone so far as to cancel his debt. Therefore, it was insulting to the King because the servant would not show mercy for his fellow servant and went so far as to have him thrown in jail. It showed what a selfish person the servant was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizzie55 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT A HUGH OR SMALL DEBT , WE NEEDED TO FORGIVE OTHERS THAT IS WHY JESUS DIED ON THEY CROSS FOR US ,SO WE ARE FORGIVEN. THE HUGH DEBT [C] THE WRONG SOMEONE HAS DONE AGAINST US [D] HE JUST FORGAVE THE SERVANTS HUGH DEBT BUT THE SERVANT COULD NOT FORGIVE A SMALL DEBT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjim Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Q2. (Matthew 18:23-35) In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what is the purpose of contrasting the huge debt with the small one? If we were to put ourselves in the parable, which debt would we owe? Which debt might be owed us? Why was the king insulted by the unmerciful servant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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