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Luke 10: The Greatest Commandment And The Good Samaritan
In the passage Luke 10:25-37, Luke tells of the greatest commandment and the Good Samaritan. In this reading Jesus answers the questions asked of him by the lawyer, within his answer, he tells one of his most remembered parables, the parable of the Good Samaritan. What were the questions asked by the lawyer? Why did he ask them of Jesus? What was Jesus’s response to the lawyer? What prompted Jesus to tell the parable of the Good Samaritan? These questions are just a few that enter one’s mind when they read the words of Luke. The lessons in this reading are twofold; they were applied to situations during Jesus’ lifetime as well as they are still applicable in today’s society. The passage begins when Jesus finished addressing his disciples; a lawyer confronted Jesus. A lawyer at that time was not the same as a lawyer today, the lawyer was “an expert in the Law of Moses” (Byrne 99). The lawyer, being an educated man, thought that he would ask Jesus a few questions, the lawyer was not truly seeking answers to his questions, and …show more content…
His plan was to test Jesus with his questions. The lawyer asked Jesus “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” (CSB 1458) Jesus was aware of the intent of the lawyer’s question; he turned the inquiry around and responded by asking the lawyer “What is written in the law?” (CSB 1458) The lawyer answered Jesus by saying “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor
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