Parable of the Good Samaritan

The Bible has many stories about kindness. One of them is the Parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke Chapter 10 verses 25 to 37. This is a story of kindness shown to a stranger.

The Parable of the Good Samaritan is a story Jesus told in answer to a test put forth by a certain lawyer. The lawyer asked him, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Jesus returned his question with another question, "What is written in the Law?" And the man 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." And Jesus said to him, "You have answered correctly; Do this and you will live."

But the lawyer wanted to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

And Jesus answered by telling him the story of how a Samaritan shown kindness -- more than kindness -- to a total stranger.

Kindness not just to my family and friends. Yes, we are to show kindness to them but here from Jesus' parable, we are also to show kindness to strangers.

The good Samaritan had compassion when he saw the half dead man badly beaten by robbers. In response to that compassion, he shown kindness by going out of his way to minister to him, to cloth him and to make sure that everything needed to make him well is provided for him.

This is true kindness. Kindness without expecting anything in return.

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