Sunday, September 16, 2007

"Portfolio 2: Good Samaritan Interpretation,"

In this story we see fellow people in the same tribe basically ignore someone that has been beaten and on their way to death if no help is given to him by someone else. This Samaritan finds compassion for this beaten person and gives him help. The other two felt as if they were so high on the social ladder that they could not be bothered to help and ignored the pain and suffering. The second part is that the lawyer admits to the Samaritan as being the good neighbor which is a break through. Jesus has seen the division among his people and wants to show them that who you are doesn't make you a person of God but your actions do. Jesus' solution is to give compassion to all and live with the thought that everyone is your neighbor and you are everyones. There is no separation between people.

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