The Compassion of the Good Samaritan

Pearls of Biblical Wisdom for Believers and Fathers

This podcast is a follow up to the podcast Stephen Fessler and myself did May 13, 2023. You may want to listen to that one first and then listen to this podcast that Charlie Crawford and myself recorded June 2nd, 2023. Both of these podcasts are taken from Luke 10:26-36 listed below.

We cover the following points:

1. What we learn from Jesus example about answering a question with a question.

2. What was the occasion of Jesus giving us the Good Samaritan account?

3. Clarifying precisely the answer to the question: Who Is My Neighbor? This is the critical point of understanding the application in our daily lives.

4. The Lord purposely chose the Samaritan to be the hero of the account given. Why?

5. We explain how common it is for us to come up with human excuses that seemingly justify not being a Good Samaritan to others.

6. We give a modern day application example of being a Good Samaritan that strikes to the heart of the matter.

7. We explain how the law of love overrides simply adhering to the letter of the law when it comes to loving others.

Understanding and applying the type of love revealed in being a Good Samaritan to others opens up powerful opportunities to share the gospel of Christ with others. May God grant it to be so in our daily lives.

Luke 10:25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? Luk 10:26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? Luk 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. Luk 10:28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. Luk 10:29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? Luk 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Luk 10:31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Luk 10:32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. Luk 10:33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, Luk 10:34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. Luk 10:35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Luk 10:36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? Luk 10:37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

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