Many had a mistaken idea about the law

They followed the little details

But ignored things like love, mercy and justice

Matthew 23:23 paid tithe of small things “omitted the weightier matters of the law” “judgment, mercy and faith” “these ought ye to have done, and not to

leave the other undone.”

Hatred between Jews and Samaritans

Death of Solomon - Kingdom Split

Northern kingdom taken into Assyrian captivity

Assyria populated country with other people

Intermarried with the Jews that were left

These people were called SAMARITANS

Northern Southern

Questions by the Lawyer

“Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Tempting JesusTrying to trap him What is written in the law?

“So he answered and said,” 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,' and 'your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27

Questions by the Lawyer

“Who is my neighbour ?”

Trying to justify himselfJesus had told him to do what he suggestedImplied that this man was not doing itPut Jesus on the defensive

30. Then Jesus answered and said: "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

31. "Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

32. "Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.

Luke 10:30-32

Man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho Jerusalem - 2300 ft. above sea level Jericho - 1300 ft. below sea level “Way of Blood”

Priest - “passed by on the other side” Served in temple Knew what he should do

Levite - Looked but left Worker in house of God

33. "But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.

34. "So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

35. "On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.'

Luke 10:33-35

36. "So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?" 37. And he said, "He who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

Luke 10:36-37

The lawyer answered his own question !

Jesus emphasized the doing !

“A neighbor is one in need whom we can help”.

Of the three passers-by, the first two should have been the first to help.

What if the robbers were still near by?

The Samaritan sacrificed more than just time and energy.

1. ROBBERS = What is thine is mine

2. PRIEST and LEVITE = What is mine is mine

3. SAMARITAN = What is mine is thine

Lawyer “What shall I do to inherit eternal life ?”Jesus “How do you answer that ?”Lawyer “Love God…neighbor as our self”Jesus “Correct”Lawyer “Who is my neighborJesus Parable of Good Samaritan

Eternal life is to be enjoyed by those who

Love God Supremely, and who

Love their neighbor as their self

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

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Evans, Ga. 30809

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Sunday Morning August 19, 2012