DP #11: The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

The servant refused to repay the lower servant's debt because he is selfish and greedy. Since the servant did not forgive the debt, other servants will notice this harsh act and make sure all of debts owed to him are paid for. This servant selfishly takes anything he can get, no matter the consequences or contradictory nature of the actions. This servant exemplifies the cruel, greedy nature of people who Jesus desired to save.

DP #10: Jesus' Stand on Palestine and Israel

Jesus would solve the issue between Israel and Palestine by dividing the land as equally as possible, as viewed through a 3rd party. Jesus would give the Palestinians their fair share of the land, meaning give them the same percentage of land as equal to their population percentage, as well as land that is fertile and prime for farming. After reviewing many of Jesus' actions, and the people he supported during his time, I believe he would look at the situation as a by-stander, but take great sympathy with the Palestinians, and help them get the land that was theirs to begin with back. Of course, there is no simple answer to this ever complicating problem, and even Jesus would have trouble solving it, but he would try to be as fair and level headed as possible.

DP #9: Parable of the Wicked Tenant Corner Stone

The cornerstone is God, and Jesus is telling people to embrace her. Jesus is stating the builders are the people in society, and in this Parable, the tenants have been rejecting God and following a unholy way of life. Through the Parable of the Wicked Tenants and Jesus' reference to scriptures, Jesus tries to show his listeners God needs to be in the foundation of society for it to succeed.

DP #8: Parable of The Wicked Tenants

In the Parable of the Wick Tenants, the Landowner is the protagaonist because he gets abused and tormented by the tenants. Although some may say the tenant is the protagaonist because the tenant is the victim in a society where the wealth is located only at the very top of the social ladder, however the actions of the tenants are so cruel and uncalled for that the landowner becomes the vicitm. Though the landowner has an extreme amount of wealth, the tenants killing the son and all of his servants is never acceptable. The Parable of the Wicked Tenant shows not only of the negative effects of a society where only a select few owns most of the wealth on the poor peasants, yet it shows how it negatively effects everyone involved in this unequal economic structure.

DP: The Mustard Seed

The metaphor of the mustard seed tells us that the kingdom of heaven, though has potential to become great, is can be dangerous when not properly applied. The kingdom of heaven is meant to be a source of joy for humanity, as is mustard, but can be detrimental to many because as an ultimate goal it can cloud judgement. Many people wish for a checklist or guarantee pass into heaven which can destroy morality like a pervasive weed to a crop. The mustard seed metaphor reveals the negative sides of the Kingdom of Heaven that potentially could corrupt individuals, turning a positive thing sour.

Why is there extreme poverty?

The reason there is extreme poverty is because of ignorance and greed, stemming from our modern society's ideals. People living all around the world, too involved in their own trivial problems, continually ignore problems outside their own community, whether purposely or not. Modern society, exemplified in the United States, has transformed into a greed strictin society which sole purpose is to achieve greater wealth and more possessions. Unfortunately, this expontentially growing society, teaching ignorance and selfishness, will only help those in need when they overcome this greediness, or realistically, it becomes benefiticial to do so.

DP #5: Why the U.S. does not meet it's stated aid goals

The U.S. fails to meet it's yearly goal for developement aid because of the lack of motivation and commitment by the U.S. people and their delegates. Of course there are people in America who commit their lives to help Africa, yet as a whole America is too consumed by their own personal struggles and goals that they fail to feel the need to help those they do not encounter. The American People have learned to ignore the extreme poverty and disgusting situation in Africa, making it possible for them to justify their lack of help. The fact is, the American people either ignore the situation, or cannot see themselves as equal to those dying in Africa, enabling our country to give extremely low amounts of aid to this deconstructing countries.