“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.” Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this habitually and you will live.” But he, wishing to justify and vindicate himself, asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he encountered robbers, who stripped him of his clothes [and belongings], beat him, and went their way [unconcerned], leaving him half dead. Now by coincidence a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a Levite also came down to the place and saw him, and passed by on the other side [of the road]. But a Samaritan (foreigner), who was traveling, came upon him; and when he saw him, he was deeply moved with compassion [for him], and went to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them [to sooth and disinfect the injuries]; and he put him on his own pack-animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. On the next day he took out two denarii (two days’ wages) and gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I return.’ Which of these three do you think proved himself a neighbor to the man who encountered the robbers?” He answered, “The one who showed compassion and mercy to him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and constantly do the same.” Read [Luke 10: 27-37]...
You just read "The Parable of the Good Samaritan", Jesus here is having a conversation with His disciples and suddenly, a certain lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law] came to test Him by asking to Jesus: "who is my neighbor" then Jesus told the story above portraying a person of a different religion claiming to worship the same God (the parallel today would be like telling the story of "the good Muslim" in an evangelical church.)
His answer was "your religious enemy is your neighbor."
In other ways throughout the Gospels He said, both explicitly and subtly, "love your enemy".
In the past, when I've talked of "enemy love" people have brought up all sorts of exceptions, ISIS, rapists, domestic abusers, people who shoot up schools etc.
So let's have a discussion...
Do you think there is a limit to "love your neighbour or your enemy"?
La version francaise se trouve en-dessous de l'image...
Parabole du bon samaritain
"Tu aimeras le Seigneur, ton Dieu, de tout ton coeur, de toute ton âme, de toutes tes forces et de tout ton esprit; Et votre prochain comme vous-même. "Jésus lui a dit:" Vous avez répondu correctement; Faites-le habituellement et vous vivrez. »Mais lui, voulant se justifier et se défendre, a demandé à Jésus:« Et qui est mon voisin?
Jésus a répondu: "Un homme descendait de Jérusalem à Jéricho, et il a rencontré des voleurs, qui l'ont dépouillé de ses vêtements, et l'ont battu, et se sont laissés aller [indifférent], le laissant à demi mort. Par coïncidence, un prêtre descendait cette route, et quand il l'a vu, il est passé de l'autre côté. De même, un Lévite est descendu à l'endroit et l'a vu, et est passé de l'autre côté [de la route]. Mais un samaritain (étranger), qui voyageait, est venu sur lui; Et quand il l'a vu, il a été profondément ému de compassion [pour lui], et est allé chez lui et a bandé ses blessures, versant de l'huile et du vin sur eux [pour apaiser et désinfecter les blessures]; Et il l'a mis sur son propre agneau et l'a amené dans une auberge et l'a pris soin. Le lendemain, il sortit deux deniers (deux jours de salaire) et les donna à l'aubergiste et dit: «Prends soin de lui; Et tout ce que vous dépensez, je vous rembourserai quand je reviendrai. "Lequel de ces trois pensez-vous, est-il devenu un voisin de l'homme qui a rencontré les voleurs?" Il a répondu: "Celui qui a montré sa compassion et sa pitié". Alors Jésus lui dit: "Va et fais constamment la même chose." Lisez Luke 10: 27-37 ...
Vous venez de lire «La Parabole du Bon Samaritain», Jésus a ici une conversation avec ses disciples et dimanche, un certain avocat [un expert en droit mosaïque] est venu le tester en répondant à Jésus: «qui est mon voisin» alors Jésus a raconté l'histoire ci-dessus en dépeignant une personne d'une religion différente prétendant adorer le même dieu (le parallèle aujourd'hui serait comme raconter l'histoire du «bon musulman» dans une église évangélique.)
Sa réponse était que "votre ennemi religieux est votre prochain".
D'une autre manière, tout au long des évangiles, il a dit, explicitement et subtilement, «aimer votre ennemi».
Dans le passé, quand j'ai parlé de «l'amour de l'ennemi», les gens ont suscité toutes sortes d'exceptions, ISIS, violeurs, agresseurs domestiques, personnes qui tirent des écoles, etc.
Alors passons une discussion ...
Pensez-vous qu'il existe une limite pour «aimer votre voisin ou votre ennemi»?
No limit to God's love!
Could you explain the religious differences between the Jews and the Samaritans please.
Both Jews and Samaritans used to be some how identical mostly in their belief. Both Jews and Samaritans believed that they came from the seed of Abraham, that they were the Chosen People.
Both groups worshipped the same God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the one and only God.
Both considered Moses the law-giver and prophet of God.
Now here is where things becomes different among them, 3 things made all the difference:
1- Samaritans accept only the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament) as Holy Scripture and accepted none of the other prophets as sent by God. The Talmud, written by Jewish rabbis, was rejected.
2- Samaritans made their sacrifices and celebrated their high holy days on Mt. Gerizim, while Jews considered Jerusalem the Holy City and any other site was blasphemous.
3- The Samaritans considered the Levite priests to be the highest religious authority, and the Jews looked to the rabbis as their intrepeters of the law.
In addition to those main beliefs, Samaritans disagreed with most Jews on the idea of resurrection after death. Until well into the third century, they held that there was no promise of resurrection after death, since it wasn't mentioned in the Pentateuch. [Hope you them]
And, as we see in The Well, the Samaritans await “The Restorer”, whom they call the Taheb—a prophet who will establish a period of peace and justice. The Jews, of course, awaited the Messiah, who would overthrow the Romans and give them back their land.
These are the differences between Jews and Samaritans for thousands of years and still separate them today. I hope this help you!
I did a little looking myself and from what I found, the Jews and Samaritans are brothers. Israel was divided in to 2 kingdoms, the tribes of Judah and Benjamin formed the southern kingdom, called the house of Judah with Jerusalem as their capital and the other 11 tribes formed the northern kingdom called the house of Israel with Samaria as their capital.
The difference in their beliefs is more like the difference in beliefs of the many thousands of denominations in the Protestant church rather than the difference between say Christianity and Islam.
The little things are included in the greater ones... The thought here the stand with whoever is in need no matter your belief or 'religion'... Express the love that is within you. God loves everyone though us!
Not everyone.
“All their wickedness is in Gilgal, For there I hated them. Because of the evil of their deeds I will drive them from My house; I will love them no more. All their princes are rebellious. Ephraim is stricken, Their root is dried up; They shall bear no fruit. Yes, were they to bear children, I would kill the darlings of their womb.” My God will cast them away, Because they did not obey Him; And they shall be wanderers among the nations.
Hosea 9:15-17 NKJV
To be continued ...You are blessed
Of course I'm blessed! God said he would bless those that walk in obedience and curse those that walk in disobedience.
“Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today; and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 NKJV
Also considering how much Jesus spoke against the man-made doctrines and traditions the Pharisees had from their Talmud and how much they elevated them above the laws of God I would say the Samaritans were right on track for rejecting the Talmud. Maybe that was the real lesson that Jesus was trying to teach that "hey your brothers who haven't added all of this other stuff, all this man-made stuff, to God's word is more on track of actually living life the way it's meant to be lived then you Jews are with all your man-made doctrines and traditions(talmud) that you have added."
The danger with the Gospel of the risen Christ has never been to exaggerated it [we can't exaggerate the goodness and grace of God enough], but underestimate it... You are blessed and appreciated!
What does that even mean?
I am not sure if I understand your question @dwells, but I think I am expounding a lot with you my dear follower. When you know you don't need to ask questions, and if you do it's to spend time talking and I have a lot to do during a day and I feel like 24 hours aren't enough for me, but I see you have some free time and you can send me some of your hours. LOL Just kidding... I am not sleeping online and my answers are always followed by something you looking I don't know where and you seem to me like a Samaritan - are you accepting only the Pentateuch
My question is what does it mean to underestimate the gospel what do you mean by that.
No I'm not a Samaritan in the sense that I only believe in the Torah and not the prophets. You'll pardon me if I use the Hebrew word for the first five books of the Bible instead of the Greek word.
I am a Samaritan in the sense that I am of the House of Israel. I am one of the lost sheep that Jesus said he came for. I Am The Prodigal Son called Ephraim who left his father's house and squandered his inheritance in the world and woke up in the pig pen and and realized he needed to go back to his father's house and his father welcomed him home because he was once dead but now he is alive and his big brother Judah was jealous of his little brother Ephraim.
no differences. God's love reaches all men!