The Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan

 This new testament parable is one that most take for granted. The Good Samaritan is a parable that Jesus used to teach his disciples a lesson when they were in doubt. This parable inquires that we are to be kind to others and love one another as we love ourselves. Luke 10:27 states, “He answered, ‘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, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”The Good Samaritan parable also explains that there will always be people in this world that will not stop to help you when you clearly need it. I think Jesus used this passage to explain to his followers that even though someone you despise has fallen, your ONLY option is to help them get back up. The neighbor to whom Jesus implies, is the one to whom we must love even more than ourselves. It is not the act of doing, but the act of loving that is prominently shown throughout this particular passage. Jesus uses His many parables to teach the disciples that forgiveness is the most powerful form of love that truly shows in your actions.