1. The parable of the Good Samaritan is both a call to faith in Jesus and a call to love our neighbor.
  2. Despite the very real obstacles and difficulties, this entire scene is marked by God’s gracious work.
  3. Nuance and subtlety have been replaced with scorched-earth contempt. It is us versus them. Compromise is not an option. Jesus, however, would have none of it.
  4. Jesus comes to people and changes everything. “Before” is long gone. “After” is a whole new world.
  5. As astounding as co-eternity and co-equality with the Father in majesty and glory is, this is not the most significant answer Jesus gave in this Gospel reading, not for us at least.

End of content

No more pages to load