JESUS' TTEACHING - PARABLES

 

                                           22. THE GOOD SAMARITAN

                                            Read Luke 10: 25-37 (NLT)

The Pharisees were testing Jesus about TRUE LOVE. They wanted Him to justify Himself by asking Him: "Who is my true neighbour?"  Jesus told them this story of the "GOOD SAMARITAN".

A man was travelling from Jerusalem when he was attacked by robbers and left on the side of the road. A PRIEST past by and did nothing! A LEVITE did the same! Then a SAMARITAN MAN STOPPED!  Though despised by the Jews, he stopped and helped the injured Jewish man.  HE HAD COMPASSION!  

"He tended to His wounds, put him on his animal and  took him to the Inn, paying for his care, promisind to return and cover for his additional expenses".                                                                                                                     PeoplesChurch

These "religious leaders" were expected to do what was right, but they didn't. Somestimes, we are just "TOO BUSY" to "LOVE OUR NEIGHBOUR".

But the SAMARITAN - the outcast - who was not expected to be HIS NEIGHBOUR had love and compassion on him. He took TIME AND PITY on him, lots of PATIENCE TO HELP HIM. 

"This is a call for us to help "real hurting people". CARE that "restores and renews". The Samaritan didn't save the world, but he was a NEIGHBOUR to that ONE PERSON that day. Jesus said: "Go, and do likewise"." Chris Langham

Only Luke tells the famous story of the Good Samaritan. Although Samaritans and Jews did not get along, Samaritans still held the LAW SACRED. The Jews saw them as "scum and untouchable", but only the Samaritan showed real LOVE and KINDNESS to the Jewish man beaten up on the side of the road. 

"How did Jesus show this Samaritan as a hero in this story, despite the  animosity between them?" PeoplesChurch

"You must LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD with all YOUR HEART, all your SOUL, and all your MIND, and 'LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF." Luke 10: 27 (NLT)

"We, like the Samaritan, need to demonstrate our LOVE FOR GOD, by LOVING those we may find DIFFICULT TO LOVE. By giving them GRACE AND FORGIVENESS just like Jesus."  Charles Swindoll

"What can we do this week to LOVE the unloveable and neglected? How can you reach out as Jesus would with GOD'S LOVE?"  Max Lucado

"THE HOLY BIBLE - NEW LIVING TRANSLATION." (2015), Tyndale House Foundation


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Swindoll, Charles, "Simple Faith",1993, Insight for Living. 

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