Faith is more than holding a set of doctrines, it also seeks to live rightly relating to God and others.

2. Luke 10:25-26
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him
to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do
to inherit eternal life?” He said to him,
“What is written in the Law? How do you
read it?”
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3. Luke 10:27-28
And he answered, “You shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart and with all
your soul and with all your strength and
with all your mind, and your neighbor as
yourself.” And he said to him, “You have
answered correctly; do this, and you will
live.”
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4. Luke 10:29-30
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to
Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus
replied, “A man is going down from
Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among
robbers, who stripped him and beat him
and departed, leaving him half dead.
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5. Luke 10:31-33
Now by chance a priest was going down
that road, and when he saw him he passed
by on the other side. So likewise a Levite,
when he came to the place and saw him,
passed by on the other side. But a
Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where
he was, and when he saw him, he had
compassion.
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6. Luke 10:34-35
He went to him and bound up his wounds,
pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him
on his own animal and brought him to an
inn and took care of him. And the next day
he took out two denarii and gave them to
the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him,
and whatever more you spend, I will repay
you when I come back.’
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7. Luke 10:36-37
Which of these three, do you think, proved
to be a neighbor to the man who fell
among the robbers?” He said, “The one
who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to
him, “You go, and do likewise.”
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9. For us, the idea of a
“Good Samaritan” is not
CONTRADICTORY, but
COMPLIMENTARY.

10. For us, the idea of a
“Good Samaritan” is not
CONTRADICTORY, but
COMPLIMENTARY.
To test teaching is not only a GOOD thing but
a NECESSARY thing; everything tested against
the TEACHING of scripture.

11. For us, the idea of a
“Good Samaritan” is not
CONTRADICTORY, but
COMPLIMENTARY.
To test teaching is not only a GOOD thing but
a NECESSARY thing; everything tested against
the TEACHING of scripture.
The counterquestion implies the answer is
KNOWABLE from properly INTERPRETING the
Old Testament.

12. It is not about DEFINING
who the neighbor is but
BEING the “neighbor”
that chooses to love.

13. It is not about DEFINING
who the neighbor is but
BEING the “neighbor”
that chooses to love.
Our GOOD is not good ENOUGH.

14. It is not about DEFINING
who the neighbor is but
BEING the “neighbor”
that chooses to love.
Our GOOD is not good ENOUGH.
Faith is more than holding a set of
DOCTRINES, it also seeks to LIVE rightly
relating to God and others.

15. Isn’t it like us to want to
JUSTIFY our behavior
rather than ALIGNING it
with God’s standards?

16. Isn’t it like us to want to
JUSTIFY our behavior
rather than ALIGNING it
with God’s standards?
The point is not WHY they didn’t help but
THAT they didn’t help.

17. Isn’t it like us to want to
JUSTIFY our behavior
rather than ALIGNING it
with God’s standards?
The point is not WHY they didn’t help but
THAT they didn’t help.
Love does not come with LOOPHOLES.

18. Isn’t it like us to want to
JUSTIFY our behavior
rather than ALIGNING it
with God’s standards?
The point is not WHY they didn’t help but
THAT they didn’t help.
Love does not come with LOOPHOLES.
Rather than IDENTIFY the neighbor we are to
PROVE to be the “neighbor.”

19. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Evaluate where I need to grow in
knowledge
( ) Identify where I need to better apply
what I know and any excuses hiding behind.
( ) Reflect on how to be the “neighbor” I am
called to be.
( ) Meditate on Luke 10:25-37
( ) Other________________________