Archive for February, 2009

12 Forgiven Debt and the Unforgiving Debtor

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

“Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account [...]

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11 A Parable of Responsibility

Friday, February 20th, 2009

“Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.” Matt 13:51-52
Doctrine must [...]

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10 The Day of Sorting

Friday, February 13th, 2009

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.” Matt 13:47-48
The dragnet is the final of the private kingdom parables [...]

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09 The Price of a Pearl

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.” Matt 13:45-46
Among the kingdom parables of Matthew chapter thirteen, the pearl of great price stands alone in several respects:

It alone [...]

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