the good samaritan

• Eternal life


  Inheriting eternal life
• How to inherit eternal life


  • Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind
  • Love your neighbor as yourself
• Jesus replied to the expert in the law that to inherit eternal life, one must love God and love their neighbor
• Parable of the Good Samaritan


  1. A man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho

  2. He was attacked by robbers

  3. A priest saw him but passed by

  4. A Levite saw him but passed by

  5. A Samaritan saw him and helped him
• Samaritan


  In the Old Testament, Samaritans were considered half-Jews, half-Gentiles and were looked down upon by Jews
• Jesus used the Samaritan in the parable to make the story stronger, showing that one should love even their enemies
• The Samaritan helped the man, pouring wine and oil on his wounds and taking him to an inn
• The Samaritan paid the innkeeper to take care of the man
• Jesus asked the expert in the law "Who do you think was a neighbor to the man?"


  The expert replied "The one who had mercy on him"
• Jesus told the expert "Go and do likewise"
• Eternal life


  Inheriting eternal life
• How to inherit eternal life


  • Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind
  • Love your neighbor as yourself
• Jesus replied to the expert in the law that to inherit eternal life, one must love God and love their neighbor
• The expert in the law wanted to justify himself


  He asked Jesus "And who is my neighbor?"
• Parable of the Good Samaritan


  1. A man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho

  2. He was attacked by robbers

  3. A priest saw him but passed by

  4. A Levite saw him but passed by

  5. A Samaritan saw him and helped him
• Samaritan


  In the Old Testament, Samaritans were considered half-Jews, half-Gentiles and were looked down upon by Jews
• Jesus used the Samaritan in the parable to make the story stronger, showing that one should love even their enemies
• The Samaritan helped the man, pouring wine and oil on his wounds and taking him to an inn
• The Samaritan paid the innkeeper to take care of the man
• Jesus asked the expert in the law "Who do you think was a neighbor to the man?"


  The expert replied "The one who had mercy on him"
• Jesus told the expert "Go and do likewise"
• The path from Jerusalem to Jericho was known as the "bloody way" due to many mountain ravines where robbers would hide and ambush travelers
• The priest was on his way to a large priest settlement in Jericho and did not want to help the traveler or get his clothes dirty
• The Levite, who was called by God to minister to the people, did not follow his nature and avoided helping the traveler out of fear of being accused
• The Samaritan's actions of helping the traveler, despite the historical conflict between Samaritans and Jews, showed true love for one's neighbor