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But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Originally posted by benrl
My take is its more about you than the others.
Consider all people your neighbor, despite their indifference.
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
reply to post by Akragon
I'm rather liberal in my understanding to include everyone I come into contact with.
Originally posted by bb23108
reply to post by Akragon
I look at Jesus' second commandment of love, which of course is, "Love your neighbor as yourself" to mean that we should recognize that none of us are separate from one another, that we all arise in God, in fundamental Unity - i.e., not separate from God and others.
He did not simply say love your neighbor, but rather he also implied that we love our neighbor as our very self, because Jesus was telling us that we are not separate from one another, that fundamentally we are all one in the Unity of God.
So I look at his use of the word "neighbor" to be pointing to this fundamental principle on which we simply can love all. However, I think he used the word "neighbor" perhaps to "soften" the commandment until one recognizes the fundamental principle of Unity, and that ultimately this includes all.
edit on 5/14/2013 by bb23108 because: (no reason given)
That certainly sounds right to me. Did you understand something contrary to this in my post?
Originally posted by Akragon
Wouldn't passing by one who is suffering be separating yourself from that person?
if we are all "one"... and all have a connection with God... This would also be separating ones self from God as well...
Originally posted by bb23108
reply to post by Akragon
That certainly sounds right to me. Did you understand something contrary to this in my post?
Originally posted by Akragon
Wouldn't passing by one who is suffering be separating yourself from that person?
if we are all "one"... and all have a connection with God... This would also be separating ones self from God as well...
edit on 5/14/2013 by bb23108 because: (no reason given)
Right. I also mentioned that I think the word "neighbor" actually implies everyone because when one recognizes our prior Unity, we are all neighbors at least fundamentally.
Originally posted by Akragon
Not so much... this was the idea behind this thread...
Who is your neighbour...
As the last lines of my OP said... Some are not our "neighbour"... yet I believe we should still love those that don't love us...
Truly a Spiritual Master with great skillful means!
Originally posted by Akragon
Many times he let people answer their own questions...
...he gave the perfect answer without leading anyone astray