And neither one of them stopped.
Here's what Jesus was exposing: it is entirely possible to be religious… and completely empty of compassion. It is possible to know every rule about loving your neighbor… and walk right past him bleeding in the road.
Knowledge without mercy is just… noise.
But the s…
And neither one of them stopped.
Here's what Jesus was exposing: it is entirely possible to be religious… and completely empty of compassion. It is possible to know every rule about loving your neighbor… and walk right past him bleeding in the road.
Knowledge without mercy is just… noise.
But the story isn't over. Because now comes the twist.
When Jesus said "a Samaritan," his audience would have felt something tighten in their chest.
Jews and Samaritans despised each other.