Within the bible, there are numerous narratives about the life of Jesus and his teachings that he spread to his followers. These narratives help Christians understand what they should do in order to become good followers in the eyes of God. In the Gospels of Luke chapter 10, Luke writes three recollections of Jesus. Even though all three narratives are different and have their own meanings, they all reinforce the same idea of what it means to be a true follower of God. To start off, the first narrative shows how one can be detached from God. Jesus sends out seventy people to preach the word of God, but gives them a set of a guidelines to follow. Within the text, Jesus states, “But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say,
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A lawyer decides to test Jesus and wants to know who exactly is his neighbor. Jesus then describes a story of a man who was robbed and both a Priest and Levite did not help the man. It was not until a Samaritan came along and gave the man food and shelter. In the gospel, Jesus raises the question of, “ Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” (Luke 10.36). The lawyer then replies, “‘The one who showed him mercy.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go a do likewise’” (Luke 10.37). Clearly, Jesus wants his followers to understand that being a good person means helping others when they are in times of trouble. The priest and the levite are both religious leaders, but they themselves were not good neighbors because they simply passed by without providing any help. This also can cause detachment from God because both the priest and the levite decided not to show the man mercy. Clearly, Jesus wants us to understand that being a true follower of God requires more than just listening and sharing the word of God. It requires doing good deeds and providing aid to people in
A lawyer decides to test Jesus and wants to know who exactly is his neighbor. Jesus then describes a story of a man who was robbed and both a Priest and Levite did not help the man. It was not until a Samaritan came along and gave the man food and shelter. In the gospel, Jesus raises the question of, “ Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” (Luke 10.36). The lawyer then replies, “‘The one who showed him mercy.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go a do likewise’” (Luke 10.37). Clearly, Jesus wants his followers to understand that being a good person means helping others when they are in times of trouble. The priest and the levite are both religious leaders, but they themselves were not good neighbors because they simply passed by without providing any help. This also can cause detachment from God because both the priest and the levite decided not to show the man mercy. Clearly, Jesus wants us to understand that being a true follower of God requires more than just listening and sharing the word of God. It requires doing good deeds and providing aid to people in