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Older Brother Takes The Blame And Dies For ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2010 (message contributor)
Older Brother Takes the Blame and Dies for Younger Brother
The story is told of two Chinese brothers who lived in Chinatown just after the turn of the century. One brother, the eldest of the two, was a very honest and hardworking individual, while the younger brother was rebellious, and often associated with the riffraff of the city.
Though the elder brother did not approve of his sibling’s activities and associations, he loved him very much. In spite of the fact that the younger man had had numerous run-ins with the police, the care and concern of his elder brother remained constant.
One night this wayward young man was involved in a knife fight. He and the other man fought viciously, resulting in the stabbing death of the young man’s enemy. When the fight was over, the young rebel’s shirt was covered with blood.
Just as the fight had ended, the police arrived at the scene. They began to pursue the man wearing the bloody shirt. Knowing that he must get rid of the bloodstained shirt, he ran home, where he immediately took off the soiled shirt, put on another, and ran from the building.
The elder brother, having heard the commotion, ran to his brother’s room to check on him. He found only a bloody shirt thrown in the corner. Knowing his brother as he did, it was easy to surmise what had happened. Quickly, he put on the bloodstained shirt of his brother. No sooner had he finished, the police rushed into the room and arrested the elder brother for murder.
He was tried and eventually executed for a crime he did not commit. The wayward young man was allowed to go free because the guiltless had suffered for the guilty.6 (Source Unknown)
From a sermon by Donnie Martin, Thy Love To Me is Wonderful, 5/14/2010
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