Discussion Questions:
How do you inherit eternal life?
What are the main characters?
What similarities do the leaders have?
What is striking about the Samaritan?
What is God calling us to do?
Summary thoughts: The parable of the Good Samaritan is the reminder to love your neighbor as yourself. If we are not doing that then we are failing at understanding God. It is not about piousness or rules but about doing unto others as you would want done unto. The two essential commandments of the Christian faith are loving the Lord your God with all your heart, might and soul and loving your neighbor as yourself. If we truly love God we will love our neighbor and if we are loving our neighbor we are loving God. We cannot worship God on a Sunday and hurt our neighbor on a Thursday. God is calling for us to love unconditionally no matter who the person is and to realize that everyone is worth loving because God did not die for some but he died for all.
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