Jesus and The Lawyer (Luke 10:25-37)

Chris RoseChris Rose, July 27, 2014
Part of the Sunday Messages series, preached at a Sunday Morning service

For so long people have lifted the parable of the Good Samaritan out of its context and interpreting it as a fable - a kind of tale meant to impart wisdom and moral instruction. But we need to stop 'interpreting the parable' and start 'interpreting the story' - of which the parable is only one element. The questions put forth and the answers provided in this well known encounter between Jesus and a Lawyer is what we're going to explore today. The truth of God's word is to be rightly understood and then rightly lived. May we realize the bankruptcy of our works righteousness and exhibit the depth of mercy God's word calls us to do.

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Luke 10:25–37 (Listen)

25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”

29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

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