Loan Mod Hell: The Parable of Hells Un-Fairgo Bank

Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35) Rewritten

Or Now,

The Parable of Hells Un-Fairgo Bank
(The original copied directly from http://uscch.org/bible/matthew/18/)
by
Maria V. Eyles
(Words in parentheses and italics my additions, not in original)

Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him?” As many as seven times?”

Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king (a nation’s President, its agencies, and its law makers) who decided to settle accounts with his (their) servants (the big bankers).

“When he (they) began the accounting, a debtor (one particular big banker) was brought before him (them) who owed him (them) a huge amount (restoration of the nation’s economy). Since he had no way to (honestly) pay it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children and all his property, [Ed: Emphasis mine] in payment of the debt.

“At that the servant fell down, did him homage (or pretended to), and said, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.’

“Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan.

“When that servant left, he found one of his fellow servants (a tax-paying citizen) who owed him a much smaller amount. [Ed: Emphasis mine.] He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, ‘Pay back what you owe!’

“Falling to his knees (with the threat of sudden foreclosure and destitution), his fellow servant begged him, ‘Be patient with me and I will pay you back.’

“But he (the big banker) refused. Instead, he had him (the tax-paying citizen) put in prison (and took away his house, making his wife and children homeless) until he paid back the debt.

“Now when his fellow servants (all the tax-paying citizens) saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the whole affair. 

(The master in this rewritten version actually turned blind eye to the tax-paying citizens and did nothing about the unforgiving servant for several years. But in the original we see the cosmic consequences played out in truth. And here it is:)

“His master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt (and even bailed you out) because you begged me to. Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?’

“Then in anger His master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt.

“So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from the heart.”

(That is, shows the same mercy and forgiveness to his brother/sister as he/she was shown.)

The End