In search of true christian we need to explore the Jesus second commandment "Love your neighbor as yourself'" We really need to understand who is our neighbor?"
Jesus told the famous Parable of the Good Samaritan to explain who is our neighbour.
“A Jewish man was traveling on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road. By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side. Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’ “Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked. The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.”
Two different religious leaders passed by but did nothing to help. Finally, a Samaritan man came by and took pity on the injured man and help him. Things have not changed even today and its sad the so called religious christians still failed to follow the second most important commandment. We have failed to show mercy and love to others. Its not important how many times we read bible and pray...we need to practice. The Parable of the Good Samaritan is told by Jesus in order to illustrate that human kindness and fellow feeling must be available to all.
Unconditional love is a term that means to love someone regardless of one's actions or beliefs.
I corinthians 13 touches about true love. It clearly mentions there is no life without love.
"If I have the gift of prophecy, and
know all mysteries and all knowledge; and
if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains,
but do not have love, I am nothing."
Friday, September 4, 2009
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