The famous parable of the Good Samaritan is found only in the Gospel according to St. Luke. It speaks especially of works of mercy, a theme dear to the heart of Luke and his companion St. Paul, who was especially mindful of the poor (see Gal. 2:10). The Context of the Parable of...
This parable is shared by Jesus in Luke 10:30-37. In this narrative, a Jewish traveler is attacked and left for dead. While most people ignore him, a Samaritan helps him, despite the tensions between Jews and Samaritans at the time. The moral of the story is to show love to everyone...
The parable of the Good Samaritan is told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. It isabout a traveler who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. First a Jewish priest and then a Levite comes by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan happens upon the...
Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman Verse 25,26: The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” Then Jesus declared, “I who speak to you am he.” Shiver me timbers! John 4: 39-42 Many Samaritans Believe Ver...
That’s why Jesus told the Samaritan woman God was spirit in John 4:23-24. She was asking him about the proper place to worship God, and Jesus was telling her anywhere, because that’s where God is! God is not limited to space or time. ...
Just as the Samaritan woman carried an empty jar to the well, they carry their empty, two-dimensional hearts, looking for one person, one more award, one glowing accolade, to fill it up and make it whole. True love is waiting at the well. In the eyes of...
that is also wrong. I’m talking here about manmade rules that seem “reasonable” but in actuality keep people down and cause harm. There is a time and place to break such rules, just as Jesus did. Theethical thingto do with such rules is to break them when necessary for the good ...
What is the “fruit” that Jesus has in view here? Here is a helpful exposition of the text from DA Carson, from hisThe Gospel according to John: There has been considerable dispute over the nature of the “fruit” that is envisaged [in this text]: the fruit, we are told, is obedie...
Jesus explained to the Samaritan woman at the well how God is no longer worshipped on a mountain in Jerusalem or Samaria but in right relationship. After declaring that God is spirit, he says to her, “A time is coming and has now come when the true worshippers will worship the Father ...
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