Core Laws · Unit 2 · Lesson 3 of 5 · about 5 minutes

Who was the neighbor?

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1 · Read
36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.Luke 10:36-37 · KJV
2 · The law

Love the person in front of you: neighbor, stranger, enemy.

Law 2 · Love the actual person

3 · What it means

Jesus told of a Samaritan, a man from a group many Jews despised, who stopped for a beaten stranger. Two religious leaders had passed by. Jesus asked who acted like a neighbor, and said: go and do the same.

4 · Quick check

Check 1In the story, the religious leaders stopped to help.

Check 2Jesus turns the question into:

5 · Do today

Stop for one person today you would usually walk past.

6 · Reflect

Who is in the ditch on my usual road?

Write your answer in the journal.

Answer the checks, or play Listen to the end, to finish.

Go further: Playbook 02 · How to love · Books: Luke