LUKE 10:25\u201337<\/b><\/p>\n
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, \u201cAnd who is my neighbor?\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
(Luke 10:29)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
As Jesus was going to Jerusalem, an expert in the law asked Him: \u201cWhat must I do to inherit eternal life?\u201d (Luke 10:25). Jesus asked the man for his own opinion, and he replied, \u201cLove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength; and love your neighbor as yourself,\u201d quoting the two great commandments of Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18. Jesus told him that if he did those things, he would live.<\/p>\n
The Jews knew no one could live up to these laws, and so the lawyer sought to get out from under the burden of them. \u201cWho is my neighbor?\u201d he asked. Jesus answered with the parable of the Good Samaritan. A man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho was attacked by robbers and left half dead. A priest happened by, but failed to help him. A Levite also passed by, and failed to help. It was a Samaritan, a despised half-breed, who finally saved the man.<\/p>\n
The Jewish oral law tradition, which Jesus battled so often, said the neighbor in Leviticus 19:18 was one\u2019s fellow Jew. Jesus restored the true meaning of the law by saying the neighbor is any person near us who needs help.<\/p>\n
When the Samaritan saw the man, \u201che took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him\u201d (vv. 33\u201334). The next day he instructed the innkeeper to care for the man, and to charge the Samaritan for expenses. The compassion of the Samaritan lay not in the fact that he felt<\/i> bad about the situation, but in that he gave<\/i> of his own substance to help the wounded man. Compassion meant action.<\/p>\n
Then Jesus asked the lawyer, \u201cWhich of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?\u201d (v. 36). Now the lawyer had to decide between the true meaning of the law and the oral tradition. \u201cThe expert in law replied, \u2018The one who had mercy on him.\u2019 Jesus told him, \u2018Go and do likewise\u2019 \u201d (v. 37).<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Esther 4\u20135<\/p>\n
Acts 5:21\u201342<\/p>\n
WEEKEND<\/b><\/p>\n
Esther 6\u201310<\/p>\n
Acts 6:1\u20137:19<\/p>\n
Neighborliness involves caring for those in need, especially those who are geographically near to us. How well do you know your neighbors? Make yourself more available to the needs of those who live near you.<\/p>\n
For further study: Leviticus 19:9\u201318; tape #B57INT.48\/49<\/i><\/p>\n
WEEKEND<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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