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Show Timely Topics By C. V. Hansen The Good Samaritan A certain lawyer came to Jesus at one time and asked? "WhJ is my neighboi?" Jesus told the parable cf the good Samaritan and then a.sked tne asked the lawyer, "Which, the Samaritan, the Priest or the Lc-vite was the neigbbcr?" Tie lawyer would have excluded nil Samaritans and Gentiles from being -neighbors; but answered. "He that showed mercy ur.ito him that was hurt." "Go." said Jesus "and do thou likewise." It was the despised Samaritan who had sht.wn mercy to the wounded tiaveler, not the self righteous priest nor his ass'st-ant. ass'st-ant. the Levite, though they werti his own countrymen. It was the hated Samaritan who came to the re.cue when delay wtuld have meant death to the traveler. The difference between the Samaritan Sa-maritan ar.d the others was thai he had a compassionate heart, while :.!u;y were unloving and selfish. Again, the fa t that the mercidii -ne was a Sa-nttitani showed that although he ws despi'ed by the Jeus. lie could excel in good needs. To a Jew. only Jews we.e neighbors. We are not justified in savin? thi i ihe priest, U:e Levite, or the Samaritan rt presented their reactive reac-tive tvpe or class. We are m re thc-re a.e mny kind and charitable Jl-.vs. and m?ny heartless Samaritans. |