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Matt.18:28 "But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii,{100 denarii was about one sixtieth of a talent.} and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!' 18:29 "So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay you!' 18:30 He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due. 18:31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done. 18:32 Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me. 18:33 Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?' 18:34 His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due to him. 18:35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."

How powerful is undeserved kindness? Well by contrast Christ said one rejecting God's love through unmerited kindness is wicked! Stop! Think here Christ says not forgiving ones brother is wicked. How often did Christ use the word wicked in connection with doctrinal purity, but he did uses in connection with how we treat one another, more than once. Often we Christian's fail to understand unmerited kindness, we think like the person forgiven their great debt, and than chock a brother of sister out for some minor transgression.

Rom.13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Why would a person become so angry over a debt of sin causing one to demand payment without mercy? Yes, payment that is what a debt of sin is against God's law? Moreover, why would demanding a payment for sins done against us causes Christ to call us wicked? Christ made a point for those trusting in their own merit, or righteousness through meeting parts of the law, why parts of the law? Because no sinner could keep the whole law, saying:” “I have proven myself sinless give me the reward of the law, eternal life!” They could keep parts of it very will, but Christ showed the truth of our hearts in saying:

Matt.5:27 "You have heard that it was said, {TR adds "to the ancients,"} 'You shall not commit adultery;'{Exodus 20:14} 5:28 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

In others words, what man will simply excuse as being human is a sin too God, a sin not acted upon, nonetheless, a sin so serious Christ said it is adultery! Our considering in context these thoughts, and many other Christ spoke we can see why complete forgiveness is what God gives us in the blood of Christ by fulfilling the law so we might stand sinless before God in Christ merit. In other words, no person was prosecuted under the law for secret sin of lusting in their hearts, this was a matter of self-truth, why self-truth? Because it required on the part of the person too examining themselves against God's righteousness to account themselves a sinner realizing the great mercy by God was shown them by blood on his mercy seat.

Luke 18:9 He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.
18:10 "Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector. 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 18:12 I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.' 18:13 But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."

This humility brought them to Christ undeserved kindness in accepting it. But for those that simply excuses the truth of their own hearts, while chocking their brothers, thinking they stood righteous on their own account, missed the undeserved kindness of Christ. This is the wickedness Christ speak too here, it is the wickedness of the evil slave, and the wickedness of the Jews whom murder Christ. Moreover, it is the wickedness we must purge out of the new covenant.

1 Corinthians 5:7 Purge out the old yeast, that you may be a new lump, even as you are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed in our place.

1Cor.11:29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he doesn't discern the Lord's body.
11:30 For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep. 11:31 For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn't be judged. 11:32 But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

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