Friday, December 16, 2005
Who is my neighbour?
Good morning,
And who is my neighbour?
When Jesus was preaching, a scholar of the law tested him,
"Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Jesus asked instead , "What is written in the law?
How do you read it?"
The lawyer answered, "You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart, with all your being,
with all your strength, and with all your mind,
and your neighbour as yourself."
Jesus said, "You have answered correctly.
Do this and you will live."
But, to justify himself, he asked again,
"And who is my neighbour?"
Then, Jesus told this parable.
"A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from
Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and
went off, leaving him half-dead.
A priest happened to be going down that road, but when
he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
Likewise, a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him,
he passed by on the opposite side.
But a Samaritan traveller who came upon him was moved
with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim,
poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them.
Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn
and cared for him. The next day he took out two silver coins
and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, 'Take
care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you,
I shall repay you on my way back.'"
Jesus asked the lawyer, "Which of these three, in your opinion,
was neighbour to the robbers' victim?"
The lawyer replied, "The one who treated him with mercy!"
Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
Have a nice day.
Ronald
And who is my neighbour?
When Jesus was preaching, a scholar of the law tested him,
"Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Jesus asked instead , "What is written in the law?
How do you read it?"
The lawyer answered, "You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart, with all your being,
with all your strength, and with all your mind,
and your neighbour as yourself."
Jesus said, "You have answered correctly.
Do this and you will live."
But, to justify himself, he asked again,
"And who is my neighbour?"
Then, Jesus told this parable.
"A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from
Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and
went off, leaving him half-dead.
A priest happened to be going down that road, but when
he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
Likewise, a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him,
he passed by on the opposite side.
But a Samaritan traveller who came upon him was moved
with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim,
poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them.
Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn
and cared for him. The next day he took out two silver coins
and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, 'Take
care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you,
I shall repay you on my way back.'"
Jesus asked the lawyer, "Which of these three, in your opinion,
was neighbour to the robbers' victim?"
The lawyer replied, "The one who treated him with mercy!"
Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
Have a nice day.
Ronald
# posted by chunmu @ 4:03 PM 
