Unmerciful Servant

1) Who is the story about? Who is the main character? The King or the high level servant?

-The story is about how a servant owed money to his king and even when the king forgave him and was kind enough to not make him have to pay it; the servant didn't take that same kindness toward his own servants. It tells of how we should, just like our Lord, forgive those who trespass against us because He forgives us as well. The main character is the servant because he is the person who is taught the lesson and even then is punished for not following it.

2) Why does the King decide to forgive the debt?

-The King decides to forgive the debt because once he sees how devoted the servants seems toward him and how much it appears he likes him he feels sorry for him. He sees the servants devotion towards him and so he lets him go.

3) Why does the servant not follow the example of the king and forgive the debt?

-The servant doesn't follow the example of the king because he did not obey the kingdom of God. He could have thought he was living in the Kingdom of God but obviously money mattered to him more than the friendship and loyalty of his servant. He didn't treat his own servant like his neighbor and that is why greed got the better of him and he was not following the rules of God.

4) If the Kingdom of God is like this parable, then what do we learn about the Kingdom of God?

-We learn that we should forgive those who trespass against us just like the servant followed his king we should follow our Lord.