Gospel Parables According To Luke
Gospel Parables According to Luke
Luke’s unique parables of the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, and Lazarus and the Rich Man contributed to a major change in attitudes toward people who were poor, powerless and socially outcast. Empowered by the Holy Spirit Luke’s Jesus forgives sinners, comforts the oppressed and heals the afflicted. Luke demonstrates that Jesus’ kingdom demands an ethic change when it comes to social and religious values.
The Good Samaritan parable is an excellent example of how to show empathy to our neighbor. In the parable, the Good Samaritan, thieves rob, beat and left a traveler on the side of the road to die. Two Jewish men that accepted the Torah passed the victim without assisting him. The first man a Jewish priest and the second man a Levite did not know if the wounded man was dead or alive. The Jewish men could not perform their Temple duties if they were to touch a deceased body. In order to fulfill their Temple duties, they must act uncharitable by remaining clean. Unlike the priest and the Levite, it is a Samaritan who shows the wounded traveler compassion and provides him with long-term care. The Samaritan bandaged the victim’s wounds, put him on his donkey, took him to an inn and cared for him for a long period. In spite …show more content…
The Rich Man was a wealthy landowner who dressed in purple and fine linen. He enjoyed the good things of life and lived in luxury every day. Lazarus is a beggar who is covered in sores who lie outside the Rich Man’s gate waiting for food to fall from the Rich Man’s table. When both men died, their destinies had unexpected fates. When the beggar died, angels carried him to Abraham’s side, and he was relieved from all of his afflictions. The Rich Man was buried and tormented in hell. Luke emphasizes that the Rich Man’s lack of compassion and unconditional love for his neighbor has directed his path straight to
Luke’s unique parables of the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, and Lazarus and the Rich Man contributed to a major change in attitudes toward people who were poor, powerless and socially outcast. Empowered by the Holy Spirit Luke’s Jesus forgives sinners, comforts the oppressed and heals the afflicted. Luke demonstrates that Jesus’ kingdom demands an ethic change when it comes to social and religious values.
The Good Samaritan parable is an excellent example of how to show empathy to our neighbor. In the parable, the Good Samaritan, thieves rob, beat and left a traveler on the side of the road to die. Two Jewish men that accepted the Torah passed the victim without assisting him. The first man a Jewish priest and the second man a Levite did not know if the wounded man was dead or alive. The Jewish men could not perform their Temple duties if they were to touch a deceased body. In order to fulfill their Temple duties, they must act uncharitable by remaining clean. Unlike the priest and the Levite, it is a Samaritan who shows the wounded traveler compassion and provides him with long-term care. The Samaritan bandaged the victim’s wounds, put him on his donkey, took him to an inn and cared for him for a long period. In spite …show more content…
The Rich Man was a wealthy landowner who dressed in purple and fine linen. He enjoyed the good things of life and lived in luxury every day. Lazarus is a beggar who is covered in sores who lie outside the Rich Man’s gate waiting for food to fall from the Rich Man’s table. When both men died, their destinies had unexpected fates. When the beggar died, angels carried him to Abraham’s side, and he was relieved from all of his afflictions. The Rich Man was buried and tormented in hell. Luke emphasizes that the Rich Man’s lack of compassion and unconditional love for his neighbor has directed his path straight to