A Tenderhearted King (23-27)
Three Important observations about the King...
1. The King was owed an actual debt, which was essentially infinite.
2. The King chooses to forgive the debt even thought he had every right not to.
3. In choosing to forgive the debt, it cost the King a great deal
The tenderhearted King represents God and his forgiveness of an infinite debt when he could have justly punished us for sins instead.

An Unforgiving Servant (28-31)
Two important observations about the unforgiving servant
1. Though the Unforgiving Servant is owed money by a fellow servant, it is an infinitely smaller debt.
2. The Unforgiving Servant's actions reveal that he had not taken his King's forgiveness to heart.
The Unforgiving Servants potentially represents us! He represents our lifestyle if we fail to extend forgiveness to others when God has already forgiven us of so much.

A Grave Warning (32-25)
Jesus is really laying out two stark paths for us.
Path One: Demanding justice for others, indicates that we ourselves have never really received God's mercy.
Path Two: Extends mercy to others when they sin against us, is the proof that we too have received God's mercy.

How do we become like the Tenderhearted King?

I. First Principle: Forgiving others begins with the realization that God has first forgiven us and nobody out forgives the Tenderhearted King.