The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-08
The Good Samaritan
Luke x, 1887.

81, to the Gospel basis, but lie chose to leave
it there and discuss it along that line. BY re-
quest the lawyer stated what he understood 10
be the legal requirement, supreme love of God
and seltmcasurCd love to ones ncighbOr, quot.
in from Moses CDeut vi: 5; Lev. Nix: s., a sum
mary of the decalogue, which it is said pious
Jews were accustomed to repeat every cay.
By so doing he was true to his calling lisa.
viii: 2O), showing his acquaintance with the
spirit of the Scriptures. And Jesus approved
his words, with admirable franknoss, displayed
on other occasions OZARK xii: "a; Luke vii: 49,.
In proof that Jesus admitted this legal basis Of
life, it may be mentioned that afterward lie
quoted the same answer to another lawyer (Matt.
xxi: $780, In this lie re.aifrmed the law
CLey. xvii: s; Neh. tx: 90; EXek. Xxx: ~, which
lie and His apostles always sought to maintain
and honor duke xvi: IL; Rom: iii: 2D, and 50
the two were in accord; an interesting spectacle,
indeed the Lord Of glory agreeing with
learned man who spent his life in legal studies
and pursuits.
GOSPEL. But was there no difference between
| the lawyer and Jesus? II not, why had the lat
ter come into the world2 And why did He de-
| nounce lawyers? duke xi: i). Or, was this
man unlike others of his class? All, there was
| a wide and radical difference. The lawyer IN
quired after the what, and not the how The
closing words OF Jesus, This do" might have
| set him right, lie ought to have realized his
laCh OF lhe Gequhed love, lhe one great lac a
| of his people OJeut, v: 29, which the law
revealed, but could not supply (Rom. viii; y,
and he should have inquired of Christ the meth.
cd of attaining it (Gal. iii; "a John iv; A,
Moreover, he might have learned from his own
| Scriptures, which he proiessed TO yencrate and
| study, that the human heart is desperately
wicked der. xvii; %, and that it is incapable
| Of such love until renewed (Deut. xxx: 6). And
that would have prepared for the Gospel mode
| of life-repentance, faith, remission, rcgenera-
| tion Uuke xiv: 46-47; Rom viii A.. But
| alas! The lawyer knew what was necessary and
| evidently felt condemned by his own conscience
yet, anxious to justify himself (Rom, X: 3) and
| TO appear better than he was, he dismissed this
subject and introduced another suggested by IT,
And Jesus allowed him to make the change.
MY NEIGHBoR.
| In the treatment of the former theme the
lawyer stated his opinion, and Jesus indorscd it,
| In discussing the next subject the order was
reversed Jesus gave His views and the lawyer
| approved. This method was more than an eg-
| change of cOurteses-it was the product Of the
| teachers skill. II is sometimes best for a
learner to call up his knowledge and sometimes
| best TO get new idea.
| CHRISTlAN.--C -Chrst's view OF a neighbor was
| given in a narrative usually called parable
more likely a history. Samaritan, from
whom because of enmity (John iv: 81, no jew
might expect any favor, was represented as per.
| forming an act Of charity toward an unior.
| tunste man whom priest and Levite, set apart
to holy service, had NEGLECTED. The details of
the narrative are all interesting, but the chief