Parable of the Good Samaritan: The Parables of Jesus with R.C. Sproul

We are called to love every human being as much as we love ourselves-even those who despise us in return. In this message, Dr. R.C. Sproul indicates how Jesus’ parable of the good Samaritan upholds the dignity inherent to those made in the image of God.
This message is from R.C. Sproul's 12-part teaching series The Parables of Jesus. Learn more: www.ligonier.org/learn/series...

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This message is from R.C. Sproul’s 12-part teaching series The Parables of Jesus. Watch the entire series: www.ligonier.org/learn/series/the-parables-of-jesus/

[@carlacharles1422]

Do on to others. Assist others. Compassion always😀

[@USAMarkD70]

I was the man on the side of the road. I had nothing to offer. I was naked, bruised and battered. I was a stranger to almighty God. And Christ came along, cleaned me up and saved me. He paid my debt in full and if I should sin again, that too, would be paid for. The gospel can be found in every parable.

[@tjtampa214]

Beautiful. 🌷 The best explanation and delivery that I have heard. Thank you, dear sir. Rest in Peace thou good and faithful servant. Praise be to Yahweh, The Most High. 🌼

[@rma3_3_3]

Tremendously blessed by this special video -

[@angela9133]

I like this, we can have our differences but we are still neighbors.

[@levymanlapig8970]

CHRIST is simply teaching that "faith" ( *love* of GOD) *and* "good works" ( *love* of neighbor) are *inseparably essential* for one "to inherit or have a share in the grace of eternal life/salvation.

[@richardventus1875]

This parable is the foundation by which I live as a follower of the Guidelines of Problacism. I consequently live an abundant life totally fulfilled without any anxiety, fears or depression.

[@richardventus1875]

What is truly radical here is that Jesus says that everyone is our neighbour no matter what they believe, or don't believe, or what their opinions are, or how they 'identify'.

[@MB-gd6be]

Truly interesting

[@michaelsylfad842]

Yes, but the believer should not leave the neighbour in their state vulnerability. The believer who sees the person who identifies as a gay, queer etc will provide what that individual needs yo overcome that situation: Christ Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the son of the world

[@rmvicary4215]

And yet we all fail to care for our neighbors in the same way we care for ourselves so that we may have eternal life.

[@Myown185]

The people who look like they can save me and/or someone else and cannot but only want the money should not be in the workforce. Amen.

[@charleskapiotis1017]

Wow, you seem to teach as one having authority, and not as the scribes. The soft still voice. Thank you for a wonderful teaching.

[@denverrandy7143]

Amen,Thank you for this!

[@kerangg6934]

Also one of my two favourite parables. The other been the parable of the sower of seed.

[@Manatti06]

These and this message has richly blessed me, Thank you

[@langamkamei3877]

Great sermon

[@waldemirmagalhaes4576]

Sola Gratia. Amém.

[@Belltuck]

From 5:44 Sproul shows from the bible that none of us can keep the law, but he ends by demonstrating how he loves his neighbour, rather than saying whatever he does for his neighbour, he loves himself more. I've just listened to John MacArthur's sermon on this parable.

[@Lukefromdaridge]

excellent breakdown

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[@JesusAlleineRettet]

I want learn from this parable and do so.

[@naamhaisiddhu]

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[@vincentwoodward6916]

John Macarthur had a different take on this parable.

[@nasirnemat7845]

Amen

[@scottn7694]

Very surprised that he misses the whole point! Jesus is the good Samaritan in the parable and we (in our sin) are the beaten guy. Jesus has compassion on us, puts us on his horse, heals us, and Pays our Sin Debt in Full! The sub plot is treating other people as neighbors, the main plot is Jesus is the Good Samaritan. Why don't more people understand this? Its a parable about Jesus - they all are!

[@seanc2788]

Another deeper meaning could be that Jesus gave the inn keeper two days pay to care for the persecuted man. That's not a long period of time. The inn keeper is the Holy Spirit. When Jesus departed this earth he left us the Holy Sprit to comfort us. Basically Jesus is coming back in two cosmic days. Since he was resurrected into heaven some time in 32AD, His return should be somewhere near 2032AD. During the past 2,000 years the Christians who have gone through much persecution all around the world, has always had the comforter with them.

[@JAGMJGKMG]

This parable is a riddle. Most people only see it as face value, thinking that the entire point is that we should try to love others like the Good Samaritan did on the injured man. It actually goes deeper than that. Let's back up. The question was "Who is my neighbor". Jesus replied with the parable of the Good Samaritan. Then he asked, "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell on the hands of the robbers?" The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him". The answer of "who is a neighbor" in this case was "The one that had mercy" on the injured man. So, back to the Law of God, "Love your neighbor as yourself". Keep in mind, the neighbor was the one that showed mercy, the Samaritan. If that is true, then the real point is we must love those that have mercy upon us (according to the definition of what a neighbor is in this parable). The Samaritan was defined as the neighbor, and not actually the injured man himself. This parable is a mirroring of what Jesus did for us, he had mercy on sinners and this is why we must love God, because he first loved us by showing mercy to us. So, to summarize, in order to inherit eternal life, we must do two things: 1. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind. 2. Love your neighbor (your benefactor, those that help you, those that look after you, care for you, have your best interest, the Good Samaritans in your life) as yourself.

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[@thomasps33]

The lawyer didn't get the answer to his 1st question.

[@MB-gd6be]

How can we presume - a certain man- that this man was Jewish?

[@andrewadler4576]

Why Rc and MacArthur differ in this???

[@paulkent5892]

RC is right!

[@TWK0007]

MacArthur..

[@rekaadang]

The Spirit gives different points of view to both of them. Same story, different approach. We who watch both got the more blessing. We should thank the Lord.

[@andrewadler4576]

@@paulkent5892 even john

[@andrewadler4576]

@@TWK0007 Rc too

[@lukea.907]

This sermon sure doesn't sound very Lutheran or Calvanist, sure does sound like we're called to do stuff...just sayin.

[@BodvarBjorgvins]

You are totally missing the point. How can Jesus say that by caring for people you have earned your right to eternal life with Him?

[@TWK0007]

In the parable Jesus wants to show how hypocrite Priest and Pharasee was, and didnt know whos the neighbor, the neighbor is clearly us and Jesus is the Samaritans.."no one can perfectly love God and neighbor" thats why we cant be the samaritans.. instead, we are the dying person in the story..

[@paulkent5892]

This thinking is wrong as Jesus is not that cunning when He said, "Go and do likewise!"

[@TWK0007]

@@paulkent5892 Jesus want the Pharisee to realize that they cannot do the law, because of they are Self Righteous.. thats why he said these "Go and do like wise" for them to know that they cannot perfectly do the law for them to be saved.. we already know in the bible, the law teaches us that we are sinner and not by the deeds of the law we are saved. so if you think Jesus said it for them to be saved, your wrong my friend....all the Parables of Jesus 40 of them in the Gospel books its all about Salvation.. ask yourselves my friend, can you do what the Samaritans has done to the dying person, not once but everyday in your life?... can you love your enemy perfectly? can you love your neighbor as yourself perfectly every day? can you love God with all your heart, soul and mind every seconds of your life?... the only answer my friend is NO, YOU CANT.. doing good is not the point of Jesus.. read again Luke 10:25-37.. God bless..

[@paulkent5892]

@@TWK0007 If that is so, I regret the next time when Jesus returns, He shouldn't have shown His mercy and compassion on us too in the Day of the Lord!

[@TWK0007]

@@paulkent5892 thats why Christ sacrifice himself at the cross, because no one could save us, not even ourselves by doing good.. But by faith we are saved through him.. Ephesians 2:8

[@paulkent5892]

@@TWK0007 Then tell me how are you going to be saved by grace?

[@jinneeparr3654]

As I think about this story, the Good Samaritan passed the care of this half dead stranger on to the Inn Keeper. That burden was shifted. Now who would take on the care of a half dead stranger not knowing how much time and money it would take or even if the Good Samaritan would even return to pay him? People have good intentions. It sounds like the Good Samaritan must have been wealthy. We assume this is a story and like many stories we like to add meaning and common sense.

[@seanc2788]

It's because Jesus gave the inn keeper two days pay to care for the persecuted man. That's not a long period of time. The inn keeper is the Holy Spirit. When Jesus departed this earth he left us the Holy Sprit to comfort us. Basically he is coming back in two cosmic days. Since he was resurrected into heaven some time in 32AD, His return should be somewhere near 2032AD. During the past 2,000 years the Christians who have gone through much persecution all around the world, has always had the comforter with them.

[@mikemccormick9667]

I think above all your interpretation shows where your heart is. Who cares if he was rich? It's about helping your fellow man. It's obvious to most the innkeeper must have known the man. To think the samaritan was expecting the innkeeper to stop everything and attend to the man personally is misguided. He was able to get whatever help he needed to attend to the man KNOWING he was a man of his word.

[@angloaust1575]

Compassion was the act of the Samaritan Just as jesus had compassion on the multitude that followed him and had not eaten Love thy neighbour Doesn't mean one has to associate or live with them But not to hate or wish them any harm Not to cast Pearl's before swine

[@littlered6780]

David, if I may say in my humble opinion: Jesus' parable is so far beyond you statement "Doesn't mean one has to associate or live with them, but not to hate or wish them any harm". I can remember having the same mindset... Then one day a brother in Christ mentioned to me about "my sins of righteousness" - I'm still guilty of it all to often... Please listen again starting at 20:20 - 20:43. One of my greatest lessons learned - and it took some time was - it isn't the way I feel. It is application, the way I apply scripture to my daily walk. It is application, application, application... Thank you my friend for listening.

[@fritzdippity3197]

got my stimulus payment today. i'm buying lots of Preparation-H for my bidens.

[@lolaguide4648]

You should send it back since its a by product of the evil socialist.

[@nothingbutthetruth613]

Does anyone see how ironic this parable is? The whole point of it is to try to show how we need to show love to every person and instead this is creating an unprecedented hatred for one group of people. The point of using this parable was to dehumanize and to justify a prejudice towards one group. Here we have the honored priest and Levite who were the ones who were looked up to and known to be pious. The nt not only paints them as callous and uncaring but it uses the lowly Samaritan to enforce this point and to directly bolster a hatred for these people that will unfortunately last for another 2000 years following this with countless massacres all stemming from stories like this. And you really think this horrible parable is promoting love and dignity for all? Unbelievable!

[@mangavaiphei8239]

U seem 2 b missing the point, my dear llllllllllm1. One can't stretch any parable beyond a certain point. This one simply clarifies 'who our neighbours are'

[@nothingbutthetruth613]

@@mangavaiphei8239 Not sure what you mean. You don't see a problem with taking a certain nation and painting them as heartless and uncaring? He couldn't have used a random person or maybe a Sadducee as the heartless one? Don't you think this was done deliberately? You are aware that the nt is not exactly Pharisee-friendly, right?

[@sdlinton53]

Jesus said his parables would only be understood by those with eyes to see. You have demonstrated this truth aptly.

[@nothingbutthetruth613]

@@sdlinton53 lol. Ok genius. So why don't you explain it to me and tell me why I'm wrong.

[@rlyle5804]

@@sdlinton53 Nailed it!

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