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Point of the Parable is no matter what is going on in your life you should always help people. No matter who it is you should always help people.
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Helping your neighbor is a fine objective. And that's the accepted moral most of modern professing Christianity takes away from it.
But that was not the objective of Jesus in telling the "Good Samaritan" parable to the "self-righteous" lawyer. Jesus told it to the lawyer to "shock him out of his self-righteous complacency."
One needs to understand a little bit of Bible history and the culture and society of the Jews regarding the "Samaritans."
To the Jews, Gentiles are "unclean"... and not to be associated with, according to the laws of God. Their pagan beliefs, customs and traditions were to be avoided like the plague, and any contact with a non-Jew was forbidden.
Samaritans were Gentiles. But even more than that... Samaria used to be the capital city of the kingdom of Israel, the brother tribes of the Jews, before they went into captivity and were scattered among the nations centuries before Jesus was born. And when the Israelite tribes were removed from Samaria, the Assyrian king who defeated them replaced them with Gentile peoples of vile pagan gods, beliefs and practices.
"...the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
"For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God... and had feared other gods, and walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel, and the kings of Israel, which they had made... and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger: for they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing...
"...they rejected His statutes, and His covenant... and they left all the Commandments of the Lord their God... therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of His sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah (the JEWS) only..." (II Kings 17:5-18).
With the removal of their brother tribes from the land... the Jews cultivated a special hatred for the pagan Samaritans beyond the normal lawful shunning of Gentiles over the ensuing years.
"...the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria insread of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria..." (II Kings 17:24).
The "Samaritan" of whom Jesus speaks in His parable that the modern Christian churches view in such a favorable, friendly, "neighborly" light... was NOT LOOKED UPON KINDLY BY THE JEWS!
Samaritans were HATED... DETESTED... vile beastly creatures to be spat upon by any self-righteous Jew - like the self-righteous lawyer to whom Jesus spoke.
So, when the lawyer took in Jesus' parable in which his own Jewish brethren, the priest and Levite, like himself, passed by the injured dying man in the road only to be rescued and tended to by the hated Samaritan... we may be certain that the intitial lesson the lawyer took away from the parable was not smarmy, sentimental, gooey, warm feelings for Samaritans - but was left with a shock to his ego from the sudden glowing illumination of his own hypocrisy.
And Jesus' command for him to be like the merciful Samaritan. Mercy - a spiritual trait that suddenly transcended the racial boundaries of the Jewish lawyer.
What else can I help you with?
What happened to the robbers in the good samaritan story?
In the Good Samaritan story from the Bible, the robbers who attacked the traveler are not specifically mentioned after the incident. The focus of the story is on the actions of the Samaritan who helps the injured traveler.
What city did the good Samaritan story take place?
If you are talking about the story of the good samaritan in the Bible, it doesn't take place in any particular city. The parable just takes place on a road to a city. If you are referring to another Good Samaritan story, I can't help you. Sorry.
What is your reaction about of the story good Samaritan?
I wish I were like the good Samaritan. More kind and loving, even to the people I don't get along with.
What is a summary of the Good Samaritan?
In the Bible story of the Good Samaritan, a traveler was walking, when he was robbed and beaten and left by the side of the road. Several people passed by him, but a Samaritan finally stopped and helped him.
Who is the protagonist in the story the good samaritan by Rene saldana?
bambi
Who is the author of The Good Samaritan?
Jesus told the story; Luke transcribed it later
What is the Definition of good Samaritan?
A Good Samaritan is a person who selflessly helps others in need or distress without expecting anything in return. This term is often used to describe individuals who go out of their way to assist someone in an emergency or difficult situation. The phrase originates from the biblical story of the Good Samaritan who helped a stranger in need.
Is the good samaritan story in the Old Testament or New Testament?
This story is in the new testament. In fact it is a parable told by Jesus.
What is the moral of story of the Good Samaritan?
Do good to others Love your neighbour as yourself If you see a need meet the need.
How do different religions put there ideas into practice like the good samaritan?
The good samaritan is a story from the Holy Bible. The Holy Bible is from God for people who are already Christians or who will be Christians some day.
What parable did Jesus tell to explain the meaning of the word neighbor?
Jesus told the Parable of the Good Samaritan to explain the meaning of neighbor. In this parable, a man is helped by a Samaritan, who goes out of his way to assist someone in need regardless of their background or beliefs, showing that a neighbor is anyone who shows compassion and kindness to others.
What are some real stories about helping a neighbor the good Samaritan?
the one in the bible is a real story
