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HE disciples asked two questions
of Christ, which Matthew recorded for us in this chapter (Matthew 18:1&
21). In both cases Jesus attempted to guide them toward humility.
First off, when the disciples
asked about who would be great in the kingdom, Jesus introduced them to a
little child. "Be like this kid!" was His answer. And, He wasn't
being smart-alecky. He sincerely desired
to see them humble themselves. He knew
that humility was exactly what they needed.
He knew how the Father resists pride and accepts humility (James 4:6).
Then Peter asked Christ just how
humble we must be. Of course, a spiritual limbo dance of
"how-low-canyou-go?" is counter-productive. A man who attains
genuine humility & exudes godly forgiveness will not be concerned with how
many times he has forgiven others. So, Jesus presented a parable in which there
was a servant who had been forgiven a great debt, yet he was unwilling to
forgive one of his fellow servants a small debt. The point is that since we
have been forgiven of so very much, we should tend toward mercy in every
direction. To do otherwise is to be controlled by and to act with evil pride.
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