Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted September 12, 2006 Members Posted September 12, 2006 I've been thinking about Jesus' story of the Good Samaritan. Seems like whenever it's been mentioned, people automatically think that the Good Samaritan represents what we as Christians should do for others. Which I think is true. What struck me, though, is that Jesus himself is the REAL Good Samaritan. And we are the person who got beaten, robbed of our value, and left by the roadside. It is He who stopped on His journey and paid for restoring the beaten, left-for-dead person. It was He who was the *outsider*, the *outcast*, the *alien*... Kinda makes me wonder just who the two churchians who walked by the wounded represent today. Is it the church itself? Or ... what?? <img src="/adventist/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> I don't know. Anyone got some thoughts about it? Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others?
Administrators Gail Posted September 13, 2006 Administrators Posted September 13, 2006 Good question! My thoughts: it is interesting that it is the Samaritan that is the good one. Samaritans were rejected by the Jews of Jesus' time for being rather abominable in their eyes... The priest and the Levite were most likely afraid that touching the wounded person would defile them. I have known people like that, who would not get close to such-and-such because they were afraid of the bad influence. The wounded man didn't receive any healing from those two Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Nicodema Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr /> Gail said: The priest and the Levite were most likely afraid that touching the wounded person would defile them. <hr /></blockquote><font class="post"> Covering up their own personal cowardice, born of self-serving prejudice, by pretending it is something noble and holy: "oh , we must not let ourselves be DEFILED." </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr /> Gail said: I have known people like that, who would not get close to such-and-such because they were afraid of the bad influence. The wounded man didn't receive any healing from those two <hr /></blockquote><font class="post"> Nothing more to say ... except ... hello? Quote "After such knowledge, what forgiveness?" -- T.S. Eliot
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