The Good Catholic / Who is my Brother?

[Light Fox]

An Adventist man was walking along the highway one summer day, and the heat began to bear down on him. Having no water, the man collapsed from exhaustion.

An Amazing Facts preacher drove by the man, but had a seminar to be at, and passed on the other side of the road.

A Conference official drove by, but was late for a meeting, and passed on the other side of the road.

A Roman Catholic drove by, and seeing the man on the side of the road stopped. He took the man into his vehicle, poured cool water over his head, and took him to a nearby motel, paying his fees. He told the clerk to check on the him regularly, and that he would pay extra for the service and anything he needed meanwhile on his way back that evening.

Which of the three was a brother to the man who fell by the road?

[nuff sed]

What is your point other than knocking Seventh-day Adventists? Nuff sed

[Stan]

what's with the parable wannabes imaginary story?

[Gustave]

Perhaps it means that of the people here the O.P. believes I would be the one most likely to help the fallen man....

...The other individuals were late on their way to the Sabbath service.

...And they wanted to make sure they honored the sabbath day.

...Perhaps.

[ClubV12]

Bummer,,, my can of Troll Spray is empty, I gotta start buying that stuff by the case. :)

[Light Fox]

Disappointing responses...

I've been part of a few discussions elsewhere on the site where issues have been discussed of "who is my brother / neighbor" for various Scripture principles.

For those with a will to learn, you might be educated to do some study into the parallels between Samaria and Roman Catholicism, and likewise the parallels between Seventh-day Adventism and the Judaism of Christ's day.

Without getting into the details of that, I find it interesting that when Christ presented a parable to the "chosen people" identical to this, even the man "willing to justify himself" answered it with the obvious answer.

While you would all claim to believe that record as inspired, say it was wise because of Who said it, and surely nod your head in assent in a sermon where it is read about other people and other eras, when the same story is presented with modern counterparts - specifically, you as the "chosen people," which you claim to be - I get replies like the ones above.

I didn't intend to cast any particular negative pictures of Adventists in the parable; Christ wasn't really "knocking" the Jewish system, either. The focal point of the story wasn't even the Adventist leaders, but the person who *did* choose to help, who you seem to have ignored entirely.

Truthfully, the replies I've seen to this so far have done far more to give a negative impression of Seventh-day Adventists than anything I could or would have put in the OP. It doesn't really leave any question about how you would react if Christ were to be among you today, or if you were in His day - this is how you respond to His words in the same position the Jews of His day were in.

Perhaps we could have a reasonable discussion of concepts and principles without people replying and trying immediately to turn it into an argument?

[cricket]

Why didn't you just quote the parable from the Bible in the first place if you wanted the readers to know that the person who is a brother is the one who stopped to help? Everyone here has heard that story--and everyone here already knows that answer.

Is it a discussion about something else you are looking for?

I'm confused.

Would it be the same discussion if it were to have read:

A Catholic man was walking along the highway one summer day, and the heat began to bear down on him. Having no water, the man collapsed from exhaustion.

A Catholic priest drove by the man, but had a "Why be Catholic?" seminar to be at, and passed on the other side of the road.

A nun drove by, but was late for a meeting, and passed on the other side of the road.

A Seventh-day Adventist drove by, and seeing the man on the side of the road stopped. He took the man into his vehicle, poured cool water over his head, and took him to a nearby motel, paying his fees. He told the clerk to check on the him regularly, and that he would pay extra for the service and anything he needed meanwhile on his way back that evening.

Which of the three was a brother to the man who fell by the road?

[Pastor_Chick]

"O ye of little faith."

An Adventist with love in their heart would have answered something like this --

Well, Q, I am not really sure of why you chose the labels you did for this parable, but surely the outcome cannot be any different than when our LORD originally spoke this parable. Obviously, the Roman Catholic in this case was a true neighbor.

I perceive that "labels" mean much to many, and they will go to any extreme in protecting their "pet labels." Real people mean little to these "label-lovers." That is why professed Adventist Christians can bash those who interfere in any way with their "label-fests."

Q, if you had substituted CSDAs for the two neglectful "religionists," and a General Conference SDA for the one who showed love to the suffering soul, I would have gladly answered your question God's way. I, personally, have no problem with anyone's "labels." God looks on the heart.