christianhunter
Senior Member
What does the Parable,THE LORD gives us,mean to you?
The quick Sunday School answer to me is that Jesus explains who your neighbor is.
A deeper meaning is that the man asking questions knew the law, as he was a lawyer. Jesus exposed to him that their was more than knowing law when applying it in real life. It was a bitter pill for the Jewish scholar to have to swallow having his own kind pass by, including a preacher and not offer help to their brother. Then, a scum of a human (in their opinion) to rescue and give great care and attend to his immediate and future needs. It is easy to love the lovable ain't it? I think it shows how easily we, with our noses stuck right up in the air, walk right by people we should help probably judging them to justify our actions as we slide by. We know not our neighbor, nor love.
Deeper still there also could be a meaning of prophecy of how those high brow religious folks would walk away from someone and how the stone the builder rejected would come to the aid of those in need and fully attend to the man's needs, as Jesus would soon do.
Sorry for rambling, and am probably way off base. You know it when you help someone in need, especially when that is a hard thing to do. Others can see it too.
Michael, you are a good samaritian.