Major Debt
By: Pastor David M. James
Main Text: Matt. 18:23-35 AMP
Fully grasp the vastness of this debt.
Talent 75 lbs. he owed 10,000 talents. This equals 750,000 lbs of gold.
At $375 an ounce, he owed $45 billion US dollars.
Today Gold sells at $871 US per ounce.
This debt could never be paid in many lifetimes.
V23 the King forgave the debt, because of his humbleness and knowing the debt could never be settled. This parable Jesus taught represents our sin debt to God.
This sin debt was paid by Jesus on the cross for every one of us. Jesus did not just die, he absorbed the wrath of His Father toward sin on the cross.
Jesus stepped in when we were overwhelmed in sin debt, and paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Read V28-30
Why do some people in the Body of Christ refuse to forgive others?
Pride: they owe me and I am going to make them pay. When you refuse to forgive, your refusing to be under Gods:
Authority, Covering, Love. (your stepping out on your own will)
Pride has 3 steps of the downward spiral: rebellion, (I Sam. 15:23a) disobedience, death. (spiritual & physical)Prov. 15:10 AMP
Fully grasp the vastness of this debt.
Talent 75 lbs. he owed 10,000 talents. This equals 750,000 lbs of gold.
At $375 an ounce, he owed $45 billion US dollars.
Today Gold sells at $871 US per ounce.
This debt could never be paid in many lifetimes.
V23 the King forgave the debt, because of his humbleness and knowing the debt could never be settled. This parable Jesus taught represents our sin debt to God.
This sin debt was paid by Jesus on the cross for every one of us. Jesus did not just die, he absorbed the wrath of His Father toward sin on the cross.
Jesus stepped in when we were overwhelmed in sin debt, and paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Read V28-30
Why do some people in the Body of Christ refuse to forgive others?
Pride: they owe me and I am going to make them pay. When you refuse to forgive, your refusing to be under Gods:
Authority, Covering, Love. (your stepping out on your own will)
Pride has 3 steps of the downward spiral: rebellion, (I Sam. 15:23a) disobedience, death. (spiritual & physical)Prov. 15:10 AMP
The pride of rebellion cost the lives of every Israelite every man who left Egypt. 20years old and upward in the wilderness.
Why do some in the Body of Christ refuse to forgive others?
You do not realize, your just as filthy, when your walking in unforgivness.
V26, Exodus 34:6-7 NIV. Your sin of unforgivness will bring punishment, sickness, disease on your family.
You could never pay the debt you owe either, $104+ BILLION!
Why so some in the Body of Christ refuse to forgive others?
You have not accepted, or put yout trust in or live it out that your totally forgiven from God so you cannot forgive others. (Psa. 103:12-14 KJV)
In receiving forgineness we learn to walk out the freedom in Christ.
We should be so free in Christ, that forgiving others whom have offended us, hurt us, abused our bodies as children growing up, should be a joy!
Everyone in this room, in this neighborhood, in this city, and in our world has a sin debt. We owe God for our sin nature that were born with, and the sins debt we choose to accumulate each and every day of our lives.
Being set free, gives us Divine Authority to live sin free toward others. Live a Christian life of freedom, Paul talked often of this, and Jesus commanded it.
Some of this “lack of trust” in God, comes from our childhood where we were never good enough in our parents eyes. Most of us can count on one hand the amount of times our Fathers told us, “I love you, I am proud of you”.
Much of this comes from not being brought up in a healthy, godly home.
The Bible calls this, generational curses. My Grandfather was not warm towards the children, that is how I was raised, that is all I know how to be.
Many of our earthy fathers constantly reminded us of that one time we messed up.
This can warp our understanding of God. This can cause us to feel that God still holds that one sin you did in a bag in the corner and will pull it out at the last moment and use it against you.
God is not that way. That is not how true fathers/daddies treat their children.
I want to encourage you today, Jesus is here, The Holy Spirit can change you,
Right here, Right now!
This is a new day!
Whatever pain you're carrying with you each day: lay it down, give it up,
You were never designed to carry burdens alone, that’s Jesus position, not yours.
Matt. 18:21-22 AMP
Today is a new day, live in freedom to forgive!
Why do some in the Body of Christ refuse to forgive others?
You do not realize, your just as filthy, when your walking in unforgivness.
V26, Exodus 34:6-7 NIV. Your sin of unforgivness will bring punishment, sickness, disease on your family.
You could never pay the debt you owe either, $104+ BILLION!
Why so some in the Body of Christ refuse to forgive others?
You have not accepted, or put yout trust in or live it out that your totally forgiven from God so you cannot forgive others. (Psa. 103:12-14 KJV)
In receiving forgineness we learn to walk out the freedom in Christ.
We should be so free in Christ, that forgiving others whom have offended us, hurt us, abused our bodies as children growing up, should be a joy!
Everyone in this room, in this neighborhood, in this city, and in our world has a sin debt. We owe God for our sin nature that were born with, and the sins debt we choose to accumulate each and every day of our lives.
Being set free, gives us Divine Authority to live sin free toward others. Live a Christian life of freedom, Paul talked often of this, and Jesus commanded it.
Some of this “lack of trust” in God, comes from our childhood where we were never good enough in our parents eyes. Most of us can count on one hand the amount of times our Fathers told us, “I love you, I am proud of you”.
Much of this comes from not being brought up in a healthy, godly home.
The Bible calls this, generational curses. My Grandfather was not warm towards the children, that is how I was raised, that is all I know how to be.
Many of our earthy fathers constantly reminded us of that one time we messed up.
This can warp our understanding of God. This can cause us to feel that God still holds that one sin you did in a bag in the corner and will pull it out at the last moment and use it against you.
God is not that way. That is not how true fathers/daddies treat their children.
I want to encourage you today, Jesus is here, The Holy Spirit can change you,
Right here, Right now!
This is a new day!
Whatever pain you're carrying with you each day: lay it down, give it up,
You were never designed to carry burdens alone, that’s Jesus position, not yours.
Matt. 18:21-22 AMP
Today is a new day, live in freedom to forgive!
