Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-07

to take good care of the fellow and
charge it to him until he can settle
it when he returns.
Did you notice that the lawyer had
such hatred in his heart he wouldn't
even say the Samaritan. but The
that had mercy on him?" That's
why Jesus drove home the thrust
go, and do thou likewise"
Neighborliness =
IKE lawyer asked Jesus, who is
my neighbor? Jesus put the ques-
ton to the lawyer in a different way
and made him answer it-WhoSe
neighbor am I? The one has we'll
defined limits; the other is limitless.
Not how far must 1 go. but how
far may ] go? Not when must I
stop, but how long may I go with
out stopping? For Jesus taught
that neighborliness is not necessa-
rily nearness, but need. 1t is not a
question of race, or religion; not
limited by locality. That man is my
neighbor who needs something l can
r"pply. And controlled - the love
of God I shall not ask how much
must L do for him, but how much
may I do for him.
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closely the analogies in a parable
parallels are intended to convey one
central truth and most often t. bal
ance of the parable is drapery or
background. Since this story is rot
a parable, but an incident, and be-
cause of two very significant facts
IN 1t, to be now brought out, / feel
justified in making a further applica-
ton or 1t, namely, that this story is
Just picture of Jesus Christ Him
self. He was giving the critical, un-
pelleVlng lawyer an opportunity to
sec him as He was, not as the law!
yer thought He was; while He was
at the same time showing tho law
yer his own sinful heart and his
desperate need.
The two facts which impress this
truth upon me are these. In John
SAB, the Jews, in their intense hatred
OF Jesus, called Him a Samaritan.
Read that verse. He had heard that
opprobrious name for Him MANY
times before they openly admitted it:
and in this story He refers to it. &C.
cepting the epithet, but letting them
see what the Good Samaritan had
come to Go. They had been travel.
ing from the City of God to the
city of the curse: they had fallen
upon hard times, and had suffered
at the hands of him who would rob
US of everything we have. The re-
Iglon1Sts of the day had failed them:
the law was not able to help them.
But one whom they hated was travel
ing IN hostile country; and obliv-
lous OF all danger to Himself had
supplied every need. His grace
undeserEed favor-had done every
| thing necessary. He had paid the
price, had turned them over to the
keeper of the inn to care for them
until His return. The other siSnifi-
cant fact which prompts me to this
application is that the word beast"
here is used nowhere else in the
Bible. The other Greek word trans
lated beast is used forty times, but
this one only once. That one means
wild" "hot." "ferocious. This
one means Something acquired -
Why does the Holy Spirit So care
fully select a word here? Listen
quietly The Samaritan put him on
his own beast-the Good Samaritan
put you on that which He had &C.
quired and led you to the host, say
ing. Take care of him, and what
soever thou spendest more, charge
1t to my account. I will repay thee
when l return
What He acquired was the right
to redeem you, purchased with His
own blood.
All about us. there are those in
need and, therefore, our neighbors.
They may be next door; or they may
be around the world from you. Will
YOU look and pass by on the other
side; or will you get down and per-
soraIy supply their needs?