![]() Jesus confronts us with the heart of His story as He brings the lawyer to the logical conclusion: On the other hand, we see the Samaritan, moved with compassion, who went out of his way to meet the needs of the man lying on the side of the road. On the one hand, we see the Jewish priest and the Levite who walked right by a man who had been beaten and robbed, indifferent to his plight. Jesus’ parable shows us two kinds of people. Then, in a striking parable about a Jew and a Samaritan, He illustrated that loving others is accomplished by actively, humbly, and sacrificially showing mercy. First, He sums up the entire Old Testament law in two statements: Love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus taught us how to love our neighbor when He responded to a lawyer’s question in Luke 10:25-37. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:6-8). For one will hardly die for a righteous person though perhaps for the good person someone would even dare to die. “For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. I think Jesus would have liked this song, provided we understood that He wasn’t talking about the world’s definition of temporary, fleshly, self-gratifying (and self-centered) love, but the kind of love He demonstrated for us personally. It's the only thing that there's just too little of. What the world needs now is love sweet love ![]() Perhaps it’s time to bring this simple message back. ![]() It was a popular tune in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s as America navigated out of the civil rights movement that so divided our nation. It made it to number seven on the top 100 charts. In 1965, Jackie DeShannon released the single, What The World Needs Now Is Love. For this, ‘You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,’ and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Love does no wrong to a neighbor therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law’” (Romans 13:8-9). ![]() “Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. ![]()
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