MY BURDEN IS LIGHT (lit.
& fig.)
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The
height of our revelations depends upon the correctness of our
doctrines (our building blocks)
THE
LORD’S PRAYER
(Mat
6:9-15) After this manner therefore pray ye: Our
Father which art in
heaven, Hallowed [Gk:
holy] be thy name. Thy
kingdom come. Thy
will be done in earth, as it is
in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us
our debts [Gk: something
owed, fig. a due; morally a
fault], as we forgive our
debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is
the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. For if
ye forgive men
their trespasses [Gk:
sins], your heavenly
Father will also forgive
you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses [Gk:
sins].
1.
trespasses
= Gk: a side slip (lapse
or deviation),
that is, (unintentional) error
or (wilful) transgression: -
fall, fault, offence, sins.
THE
(Mat 18:21,22)
Then came Peter to him, and said,
Lord,
how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till
seven
times [The rabbis taught 3
times]? Jesus saith unto him, I say
not unto
thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven [i.e., 490 times, implying infinite
forgiveness].
(Mat 18:23-27)
Therefore is the
kingdom of heaven [which
encompasses this world, i.e., the
abode of God] likened unto a certain
king, which would take account [1] of his
servants. And when he had begun to
reckon [Gk: fig. to compute (an
account)], one was brought unto him,
which owed him ten thousand talents [2,3] [Gk: a certain weight or a sum of money]
[“sixty million day’s
wages, a sum that would be impossible to repay” The Nelson Study Bible]
[herein
used as a symbol for a lifetime of sins].
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to
be
sold, and his wife, and children,
and all that he had,
and payment to be made [4]. The servant therefore fell down, and
worshipped him [5],
saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Then the
lord of that servant was moved with compassion [Gk: to have the bowels [heart] yearn, felt
sympathy, pitied] [6,7], and loosed
him [from his obligation], and forgave him the debt [essentially meaning, for ten thousand sins].
1.
account = Dict: an
explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior.
2.
Nelson’s Illustrated Bible
Dictionary:
talent = The common talent weighed
about 3,000 shekels or the full weight that a man could carry.
3.
(Mat 11:28-30)
Come
unto me, all ye
that labour
and are heavy laden
[Gk: loaded up, overburdened], and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke [Gk: a coupling: a pair of balances] upon you, and learn of me; for
I am meek [Gk:
gentle] and lowly [Gk: humble] in
heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your
souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden [Gk: task or service]
is light.
4.
(2
Kings 4:1) Now there cried a certain
woman of the wives
of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband
is
dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to
take unto him my two sons to be bondmen
[involuntary servants (slaves)].
5.
worshipped = Gk: (meaning to
kiss, like a dog licking his master’s hand); to fawn or crouch
to, (lit. or fig.) prostrate
oneself in homage (do reverence
to, adore): - worship.
6.
compassion = Dict: 1. a
feeling of sorrow or pity for the sufferings or misfortunes of another;
sympathy. 2. Syn: mercy.
7.
mercy = Dict: 1.
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy,
or
other person in one’s power; compassion, pity, or benevolence.
2. a disposition to be merciful.
(Mat 18:28-30) But the same
servant went out, and
found one of his fellowservants, which
owed him an hundred pence
[Gk: penny (worth)] [“about twenty dollars”
Amplif.]: and he laid hands
[Gk: to use strength, seize or
retain] on him,
and took him by the
throat, saying, Pay
me that thou owest. And his fellowservant fell down at his
feet, and
besought [pleaded to] him, saying, Have patience with me, and
I will pay thee all. And he would not:
but went and cast him into
prison [a type and shadow of this
world], till he should pay the debt [1].
1.
King James Bible Commentary: Saved people are both forgiven and forgiving. Unforgiving
people prove that they have never been born of God.
(Mat
18:31-35)
So when his fellowservants saw what
was done, they were very sorry [Gk:
distressed: grieved, be in heaviness],
and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord, after
that he had called him [judgment
time], said unto him, O
thou
wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt,
because thou
desiredst me [“because
you begged
me” Amplif.]: Shouldest not thou
also have had compassion [Gk:
to have the bowels [heart] yearn, felt sympathy, pitied] on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity [Gk: mercy] on
thee? And his lord was wroth [Gk: provoked, enraged: (very) angry], and delivered him to the tormentors
[Gk: torturers] [“the jailers”
Amplif.], till he should
pay all that was due unto him. So likewise
shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your
hearts forgive
not every one his brother their trespasses [1].
1.
trespasses = Gk: a side slip (lapse
or deviation),
that is, (unintentional) error
or (wilful) transgression: -
fall, fault, offence, sins.
THE
LORD’S ADMONISHMENT
(Eph
4:29-32) Let no corrupt [Gk:
rotten, worthless (literally or morally)]
communication [Gk:
something said: utterance] proceed
out of your mouth, but that which is good to the
use of edifying
[Gk: building (up)], that
it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve
not
the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of
redemption. Let
all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and
evil speaking,
be put away from you, with all malice [Gk: badness: wickedness]:
And
be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as
God for Christ's sake hath
forgiven you.
Amen
(Mat 12:25)
And Jesus
knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against
itself
is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against
itself shall
not stand: