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A challenge!
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:04 am
by HexHammer
What was the morale of the biblical "good samaritan"?
Re: A challenge!
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:21 am
by Wyman
High.
Or do you mean 'moral'?
Re: A challenge!
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 2:29 am
by solitair
HexHammer wrote:What was the morale of the biblical "good samaritan"?
To treat your enemy with compassion love and understanding, to help even your enemy if he is beaten and laying hurt on the street.
What is the challenge ?
Re: A challenge!
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 2:54 am
by Wyman
I reread the story today. Someone asked Jesus what he meant by a 'neighbor' when he said to love thy neighbor. Then Jesus told the story of the good Samaritan and said that the Samaritan was the 'neighbor' he was referring to.
Reading one: Act like the good Samaritan and help even your enemies (Samaritans and Jews were enemies).
However, he said the Samaritan was the 'neighbor' in the maxim 'love thy neighbor.' He didn't say 'Act like thy neighbor.'
Reading two: Love those who do good deeds (like the Samaritan).
This is supported by replacing 'the good Samaritan' with 'neighbor' in the maxim 'Love thy neighbor' which seems to be the purpose of the passage.
Reading three: Love those who help you.
This is supported by the fact that Jesus was a Jew addressing Jews. The Samaritan was helping a Jew. He could have meant for the listener to place himself in the shoes of the Jew in the parable, telling him to love the Samaritan (your 'neighbor') who lends you aid in times of distress.
So, the moral of the story may have been to love those who love you back. Screw the two guys who left you struggling on the road to Damascus.
Re: A challenge!
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:17 am
by thedoc
solitair wrote:HexHammer wrote:What was the morale of the biblical "good samaritan"?
To treat your enemy with compassion love and understanding,
to help even your enemy if he is beaten and laying hurt on the street.
What is the challenge ?
Been there, done that, didn't help.
Re: A challenge!
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:53 am
by HexHammer
solitair wrote:HexHammer wrote:What was the morale of the biblical "good samaritan"?
To treat your enemy with compassion love and understanding, to help even your enemy if he is beaten and laying hurt on the street.
What is the challenge ?
First person who hits the nail on the head 100% in many years, we have a winner!
Impressive! Most impressive!