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Are We Missing the Primary Meaning of the Good Samaritan Story?


Does Anybody Care? | Moody Church Media | Articles

Luke 10:25-37. We call this “The Parable of the Good Samaritan,” but it is much more than a story. When Jesus spoke these words, He was focusing the white ...

Why We're Wrong about the Samaritans - Spectrum Magazine

The story goes that Jesus tries to answer the question “who is my neighbor.” He tells of a man who is assaulted, and three passers-by.

Luke 10:30-35 meaning | TheBibleSays.com

It very well may be that it is the simplicity of "the Parable of the Good Samaritan" that makes it so powerful and memorable. It seems that this parable is ...

Yes, The Parable of the Prodigal Son Is Unfair and Uncomfortable.

... you just a little, you might be missing another truth inside it. ... Pingback: A Few Good Posts | Samaritan's Song. Syrin says: May 27 ...

The Parable of the Good Samaritan: Redefining “Israelite” or ...

John Legg argues in a 2011 issue of this journal that the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37) does not universalise the concept of “neighbour” to all ...

The Good Samaritan and being a Neighbor - Biblical Word Studies

I know this account, and can probably quote it to some degree of accuracy, but I didn't see under the surface. The metaphors, where if I would ...

The Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - Catholic Productions

... means of this parable of the Good Samaritan. So in the parable of the Good Samaritan, as we just saw, there are three categories of people. ... we are lost ...

Luke 10:25-37 – The Good Samaritan - Catholic Identity

Add the words you have defined and explored from this story (Samaritan, Levite, priest, Jerusalem, Jericho). World of the text. Who are the characters in this ...

NL 331: Good Samaritan (and Mary & Martha) - Luke 10:25-42

Jesus tells a story about three men. Then asks the fourth question, “Which of these men were the neighbor?” “I think we would do well to invite ...

If the Good Samaritan represents Jesus as many Church Fathers ...

Conclusion: Whether Jesus used the Samaritan to represent himself or not, the lesson of the parable is that "loving one's neighbor" is not a ...

John MacArthur and the Good Samaritan - Dwelling in Scripture

“The purpose of this story is to crush this guy's self-righteousness. . .to shatter his pride,” says MacArthur. The man is expected by Jesus to ...

Going The Extra Mile | Our Daily Bread Ministries

But service isn't about obligation. Serving others is about seeing and valuing them. Where do we start? Jesus himself and the parable of the Good Samaritan help ...

Study Guide for Short Stories by Jesus Part I | Pastor Robert Hurst

Our reaction to them should be one of resistance rather than acceptance. For our own comfort, we many want to foreclose the meaning rather than ...

The Good Samaritan: Many Lessons (Sermon for the Fifth Sunday ...

I tell you this story because that one-right-interpretation approach is the way the church has looked at the Parable of the Good Samaritan for ...

Good Samaritan: A Timely Reminder to Help Those in Need

... will we stop passing by those in need ... That phrase from the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37 ...

The Good Samaritan: a parable? (Luke 10; Pentecost 5C)

Most parables told by Jesus begin this way. But not the story of the man travelling from Jerusalem to Jericho; Jesus simply starts into the ...

PARABLE OF THE "GOOD" SAMARITAN LUKE 10:25-37

In this parable we also see neglect and concern, we see love and mercy. We know very well what the parable says, but what does it mean? The ...

Parable of The Good Samaritan - Rose Avenue Church of Christ

The parable of the good Samaritan is a good reminder to us about our need to be Christians at all times and before everyone. IF we practice this ...

The Prophet Oded and the Good Samaritan - Alastair's Adversaria

How might this possible background illuminate the Parable of the Good Samaritan? The captives of Judah and Jerusalem are like men who have ' ...

Investigating Jesus - Part 4 | - Your Move with Andy Stanley

Another person came by, but a Samaritan." Now everybody in Jesus's audience is like... You know, because they probably assumed that this was a real story; a ...