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159:1.1 One evening at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippos Hippos], in answer to a [[disciple]]'s [[question]], [[Jesus]] taught the lesson on [[forgiveness]]. Said [[the Master]]:

159:1.1 One evening at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippos Hippos], in answer to a [[disciple]]'s [[question]], [[Jesus]] taught the lesson on [[forgiveness]]. Said [[the Master]]:

159:1.2 " If a kindhearted man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, does he not [[immediately]] leave the ninety and nine and go out in search of the one that has gone astray? And if he is a [[good]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd shepherd], will he not keep up his [[quest]] for the lost sheep until he finds it? And then, when the shepherd has found his lost sheep, he lays it over his shoulder and, going home [[rejoicing]], calls to his [[friends]] and [[neighbors]], `Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.' I [[declare]] that there is more [[joy]] in [[heaven]] over one [[sinner]] who [[repents]] than over ninety and nine [[righteous]] [[persons]] who need no repentance.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_15] Even so, it is not the will of [[Universal Father|my Father]] in heaven that one of these little ones should go astray, much less that they should perish. In your [[religion]] [[God]] may [[receive]] [[repentant]] sinners; in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] [[the Father]] goes forth to find them even before they have seriously [[thought]] of [[repentance]].

159:1.2 " If a kindhearted man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, does he not [[immediately]] leave the ninety and nine and go out in search of the one that has gone astray? And if he is a [[good]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd shepherd], will he not keep up his [[quest]] for the lost sheep until he finds it? And then, when the shepherd has found his lost sheep, he lays it over his shoulder and, going home [[rejoicing]], calls to his [[friends]] and [[neighbors]], `Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.' I [[declare]] that there is more [[joy]] in [[heaven]] over one [[sinner]] who [[repents]] than over ninety and nine [[righteous]] [[persons]] who need no repentance.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_15] Even so, it is not the will of [[Universal Father|my Father]] in heaven that one of these little ones should go astray, much less that they should perish. In your [[religion]] [[God]] may [[receive]] [[repentant]] sinners; in the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] [[the Father]] goes forth to find them even before they have seriously [[thought]] of [[repentance]].

159:1.3 " [[The Father]] in heaven [[loves]] his [[children]], and therefore should you learn to [[love]] one another; [[the Father]] in heaven [[forgives]] you your [[sins]]; therefore should you learn to [[forgive]] one another. If your brother sins against you, go to him and with tact and [[patience]] show him his [[fault]]. And do all this between you and him [[Private|alone]]. If he will [[listen]] to you, then have you won your [[brother]]. But if your brother will not hear you, if he [[persists]] in the [[error]] of his way, go again to him, taking with you one or two [[mutual]] [[friends]] that you may thus have [[two]] or even [[three]] [[witnesses]] to [[confirm]] your [[testimony]] and [[establish]] the [[fact]] that you have dealt justly and [[mercifully]] with your [[offend]]ing [[brother]]. Now if he refuses to hear your brethren, you may tell the [[whole]] [[story]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_church congregation], and then, if he refuses to hear the brotherhood, let them take such [[action]] as they deem [[wise]]; let such an unruly member become an [[Exile|outcast]] from [[the kingdom]]. While you cannot pretend to sit in [[judgment]] on the [[souls]] of your fellows, and while you may not [[forgive]] [[sins]] or otherwise presume to [[usurp]] the [[prerogatives]] of [[Ancients of Days|the supervisors]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39 heavenly hosts], at the same time, it has been [[committed]] to your hands that you should maintain [[temporal]] order in [[the kingdom]] on [[earth]]. While you may not meddle with the [[divine]] [[decrees]] concerning [[eternal]] life, you shall determine the issues of [[conduct]] as they concern the [[temporal]] welfare of the brotherhood on [[earth]]. And so, in all these matters [[connected]] with the [[discipline]] of the brotherhood, whatsoever you shall [[decree]] on [[earth]], shall be recognized in [[heaven]]. Although you cannot determine the [[eternal]] [[fate]] of the [[individual]], you may [[legislate]] regarding the [[conduct]] of the [[group]], for, where [[two]] or [[three]] of you [[agree]] concerning any of these [[things]] and ask of me, it shall be done for you if your [[petition]] is not inconsistent with the will of [[Universal Father|my Father]] in heaven. And all this is ever true, for, where two or three believers are gathered [[together]], there am I in the midst of them. "

159:1.3 " [[The Father]] in heaven [[loves]] his [[children]], and therefore should you learn to [[love]] one another; [[the Father]] in heaven [[forgives]] you your [[sins]]; therefore should you learn to [[forgive]] one another. If your brother sins against you, go to him and with tact and [[patience]] show him his [[fault]]. And do all this between you and him [[Private|alone]]. If he will [[listen]] to you, then have you won your [[brother]]. But if your brother will not hear you, if he [[persists]] in the [[error]] of his way, go again to him, taking with you one or two [[mutual]] [[friends]] that you may thus have [[two]] or even [[three]] [[witnesses]] to [[confirm]] your [[testimony]] and [[establish]] the [[fact]] that you have dealt justly and [[mercifully]] with your [[offend]]ing [[brother]]. Now if he refuses to hear your brethren, you may tell the [[whole]] [[story]] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_church congregation], and then, if he refuses to hear the brotherhood, let them take such [[action]] as they deem [[wise]]; let such an unruly member become an [[Exile|outcast]] from [[the kingdom]]. While you cannot pretend to sit in [[judgment]] on the [[souls]] of your fellows, and while you may not [[forgive]] [[sins]] or otherwise presume to [[usurp]] the [[prerogatives]] of [[Ancients of Days|the supervisors]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_39 heavenly hosts], at the same time, it has been [[committed]] to your hands that you should maintain [[temporal]] order in [[the kingdom]] on [[earth]]. While you may not meddle with the [[divine]] [[decrees]] concerning [[eternal]] life, you shall determine the issues of [[conduct]] as they concern the [[temporal]] welfare of the brotherhood on [[earth]]. And so, in all these matters [[connected]] with the [[discipline]] of the brotherhood, whatsoever you shall [[decree]] on [[earth]], shall be recognized in [[heaven]]. Although you cannot determine the [[eternal]] [[fate]] of the [[individual]], you may [[legislate]] regarding the [[conduct]] of the [[group]], for, where [[two]] or [[three]] of you [[agree]] concerning any of these [[things]] and ask of me, it shall be done for you if your [[petition]] is not inconsistent with the will of [[Universal Father|my Father]] in heaven. And all this is ever true, for, where two or three believers are gathered [[together]], there am I in the midst of them. "

159:1.4 [[Simon Peter]] was the [[apostle]] in charge of the workers at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippos Hippos], and when he heard [[Jesus]] thus speak, he asked: " Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I [[forgive]] him? Until [[seven]] times? " And [[Jesus]] answered [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]: " Not only [[seven]] times but even to seventy times and seven.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_18] Therefore may [[the kingdom]] of heaven be likened to a certain [[king]] who ordered a [[financial]] reckoning with his stewards. And when they had begun to conduct this [[examination]] of accounts, one of his chief retainers was brought before him [[confessing]] that he owed his king ten thousand talents. Now this officer of the king's [[court]] pleaded that hard times had come upon him, and that he did not have wherewith to pay this [[obligation]]. And so the [[king]] commanded that his [[property]] be confiscated, and that his [[children]] be sold to pay his [[debt]]. When this chief steward heard this stern [[decree]], he fell down on his face before the [[king]] and implored him to have [[mercy]] and grant him more time, saying, `Lord, have a little more [[patience]] with me, and I will pay you all.' And when the [[king]] looked upon this negligent servant and his [[family]], he was moved with [[compassion]]. He ordered that he should be released, and that the loan should be wholly forgiven.

159:1.4 [[Simon Peter]] was the [[apostle]] in charge of the workers at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippos Hippos], and when he heard [[Jesus]] thus speak, he asked: " Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I [[forgive]] him? Until [[seven]] times? " And [[Jesus]] answered [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]: " Not only [[seven]] times but even to seventy times and seven.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_18] Therefore may [[the kingdom]] of heaven be likened to a certain [[king]] who ordered a [[financial]] reckoning with his stewards. And when they had begun to conduct this [[examination]] of accounts, one of his chief retainers was brought before him [[confessing]] that he owed his king ten thousand talents. Now this officer of the king's [[court]] pleaded that hard times had come upon him, and that he did not have wherewith to pay this [[obligation]]. And so the [[king]] commanded that his [[property]] be confiscated, and that his [[children]] be sold to pay his [[debt]]. When this chief steward heard this stern [[decree]], he fell down on his face before the [[king]] and implored him to have [[mercy]] and grant him more time, saying, `Lord, have a little more [[patience]] with me, and I will pay you all.' And when the [[king]] looked upon this negligent servant and his [[family]], he was moved with [[compassion]]. He ordered that he should be released, and that the loan should be wholly forgiven.

159:1.5 " And this chief steward, having thus received [[mercy]] and [[forgiveness]] at the hands of the [[king]], went about his [[business]], and finding one of his subordinate stewards who owed him a mere hundred [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarii denarii], he laid hold upon him and, taking him by the throat, said, `Pay me all you owe.' And then did this fellow steward fall down before the chief steward and, beseeching him, said: `Only have [[patience]] with me, and I will presently be able to pay you.' But the chief steward would not show [[mercy]] to his fellow steward but rather had him cast in [[prison]] until he should pay his [[debt]]. When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were so distressed that they went and told their lord and master, the [[king]]. When the king heard of the [[doings]] of his chief steward, he called this ungrateful and unforgiving man before him and said: `You are a [[wicked]] and unworthy steward. When you sought for [[compassion]], I freely [[forgave]] you your entire [[debt]]. Why did you not also show [[mercy]] to your fellow steward, even as I showed [[mercy]] to you?' And the [[king]] was so very angry that he delivered his ungrateful chief steward to the jailers that they might hold him until he had paid all that was due. And even so shall my [[Universal Father|heavenly Father]] show the more [[abundant]] [[mercy]] to those who freely show [[mercy]] to their fellows. How can you come to [[God]] asking [[consideration]] for your shortcomings when you are wont to [[chastise]] your brethren for being [[guilty]] of these same [[human]] frailties? I say to all of you: Freely you have [[received]] the [[good]] things of [[the kingdom]]; therefore freely give to your fellows on [[earth]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_18]

159:1.5 " And this chief steward, having thus received [[mercy]] and [[forgiveness]] at the hands of the [[king]], went about his [[business]], and finding one of his subordinate stewards who owed him a mere hundred [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denarii denarii], he laid hold upon him and, taking him by the throat, said, `Pay me all you owe.' And then did this fellow steward fall down before the chief steward and, beseeching him, said: `Only have [[patience]] with me, and I will presently be able to pay you.' But the chief steward would not show [[mercy]] to his fellow steward but rather had him cast in [[prison]] until he should pay his [[debt]]. When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were so distressed that they went and told their lord and master, the [[king]]. When the king heard of the [[doings]] of his chief steward, he called this ungrateful and unforgiving man before him and said: `You are a [[wicked]] and unworthy steward. When you sought for [[compassion]], I freely [[forgave]] you your entire [[debt]]. Why did you not also show [[mercy]] to your fellow steward, even as I showed [[mercy]] to you?' And the [[king]] was so very angry that he delivered his ungrateful chief steward to the jailers that they might hold him until he had paid all that was due. And even so shall my [[Universal Father|heavenly Father]] show the more [[abundant]] [[mercy]] to those who freely show [[mercy]] to their fellows. How can you come to [[God]] asking [[consideration]] for your shortcomings when you are wont to [[chastise]] your brethren for being [[guilty]] of these same [[human]] frailties? I say to all of you: Freely you have [[received]] the [[good]] things of [[the kingdom]]; therefore freely give to your fellows on [[earth]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Matthew#Chapter_18]

159:1.6 Thus did [[Jesus]] teach the [[dangers]] and [[illustrate]] the unfairness of sitting in [[personal]] [[judgment]] upon one's fellows. [[Discipline]] must be [[maintained]], [[justice]] must be [[administered]], but in all these matters the [[wisdom]] of the brotherhood should prevail. [[Jesus]] invested [[legislative]] and [[judicial]] [[authority]] in the [[group]], not in the [[individual]]. Even this investment of [[authority]] in the [[group]] must not be exercised as [[personal]] [[authority]]. There is always [[danger]] that the [[verdict]] of an [[individual]] may be warped by [[prejudice]] or distorted by [[passion]]. [[Group]] [[judgment]] is more likely to remove the [[dangers]] and eliminate the unfairness of [[personal]] bias. [[Jesus]] sought always to minimize the elements of unfairness, retaliation, and [[vengeance]].

159:1.6 Thus did [[Jesus]] teach the [[dangers]] and [[illustrate]] the unfairness of sitting in [[personal]] [[judgment]] upon one's fellows. [[Discipline]] must be [[maintained]], [[justice]] must be [[administered]], but in all these matters the [[wisdom]] of the brotherhood should prevail. [[Jesus]] invested [[legislative]] and [[judicial]] [[authority]] in the [[group]], not in the [[individual]]. Even this investment of [[authority]] in the [[group]] must not be exercised as [[personal]] [[authority]]. There is always [[danger]] that the [[verdict]] of an [[individual]] may be warped by [[prejudice]] or distorted by [[passion]]. [[Group]] [[judgment]] is more likely to remove the [[dangers]] and eliminate the unfairness of [[personal]] bias. [[Jesus]] sought always to minimize the elements of unfairness, retaliation, and [[vengeance]].

159:1.7 The use of the term seventy-seven as an [[illustration]] of [[mercy]] and forbearance was derived from the [[Scriptures]] referring to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamech Lamech]'s exultation because of the metal weapons of his son [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubal_Cain Tubal-Cain], who, comparing these superior instruments with those of his [[enemies]], exclaimed: " If [[Cain]], with no weapon in his hand, was avenged [[seven]] times, I shall now be avenged seventy-seven."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_genesis#Chapter_.4]

159:1.7 The use of the term seventy-seven as an [[illustration]] of [[mercy]] and forbearance was derived from the [[Scriptures]] referring to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamech Lamech]'s exultation because of the metal weapons of his son [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubal_Cain Tubal-Cain], who, comparing these superior instruments with those of his [[enemies]], exclaimed: " If [[Cain]], with no weapon in his hand, was avenged [[seven]] times, I shall now be avenged seventy-seven."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_genesis#Chapter_.4]

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