Luke 10:25-37 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ 36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” 37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
Here Lord Jesus talked about the two great commandments in order to inherit eternal life. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. We love God first, put God first in our lives, let God use us, and love our neighbor as ourselves. When Lord Jesus was asked who was our neighbor, he told this parable of a good Samaritan. It is said that a man fell into the hands of a robber on the road and was beaten to half death. Later, a priest, a Levite passed by him. Only a Samaritan passed by and showed compassion to him, showed love to him, took care of him, and helped him. Lord Jesus said that the Samaritan was the neighbor of the man who fell into the hands of the robber. Lord Jesus wants us to do what the Samaritan did. Here we see that the strangers can be our neighbors, we have to show mercy to others, help those in need, help the poor, and love all men, because God, Lord Jesus loves all men and is compassionate to all. We should follow Lord’s example.
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