A Neighbor Neighs Not in Love 鄰舍在愛中不說不 Lk 10:25-37 A Neighbor Neighs Not in Love 鄰舍在愛中不說不

Lk 10:25-37

Lk 10:25-37 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 25 有 一 個 律 法 師 起 來 試 探 耶 穌 ， 說 ： 夫 子 ！ 我 該 作 甚 麼 才 可 以 承 受 永 生 ？26 耶 穌 對 他 說 ： 律 法 上 寫 的 是 甚 麼 ？ 你 念 的 是 怎 樣 呢 ？

Lk 10:25-37 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 27 他 回 答 說 ： 「 你 要 盡 心 、 盡 性 、 盡 力 、 盡 意 愛 主 ─ 你 的 神 ； 又 要 愛 鄰 舍 如 同 自 己 。 」28 耶 穌 說 ： 「 你 回 答 的 是 ； 你 這 樣 行 ， 就 必 得 永 生 。 」

29 那 人 要 顯 明 自 己 有 理 ， 就 對 耶 穌 說 ： 誰 是 我 的 鄰 舍 呢 ？ Lk 10:25-37 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 29 那 人 要 顯 明 自 己 有 理 ， 就 對 耶 穌 說 ： 誰 是 我 的 鄰 舍 呢 ？

Lk 10:25-37 30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 30 耶 穌 回 答 說 ： 有 一 個 人 從 耶 路 撒 冷 下 耶 利 哥 去 ， 落 在 強 盜 手 中 。 他 們 剝 去 他 的 衣 裳 ， 把 他 打 個 半 死 ， 就 丟 下 他 走 了 。

Lk 10:25-37 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 31 偶 然 有 一 個 祭 司 從 這 條 路 下 來 ， 看 見 他 就 從 那 邊 過 去 了 。32 又 有 一 個 利 未 人 來 到 這 地 方 ， 看 見 他 ， 也 照 樣 從 那 邊 過 去 了 。

Lk 10:25-37 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 33 惟 有 一 個 撒 瑪 利 亞 人 行 路 來 到 那 裡 ， 看 見 他 就 動 了 慈 心 ，34 上 前 用 油 和 酒 倒 在 他 的 傷 處 ， 包 裹 好 了 ， 扶 他 騎 上 自 己 的 牲 口 ， 帶 到 店 裡 去 照 應 他 。

Lk 10:25-37 35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ 35 第 二 天 拿 出 二 錢 銀 子 來 ， 交 給 店 主 ， 說 ： 你 且 照 應 他 ； 此 外 所 費 用 的 ， 我 回 來 必 還 你 。

Lk 10:25-37 36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” 37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” 36 你 想 ， 這 三 個 人 那 一 個 是 落 在 強 盜 手 中 的 鄰 舍 呢 ？37 他 說 ： 是 憐 憫 他 的 。 耶 穌 說 ： 你 去 照 樣 行 罷 。

The God-centering instruction to live by: The neighbor is one who is sacrificially merciful to a helpless other. 帶著犧牲憐恤無助者的那一位就是鄰舍了。

Not My (Kind of) Clothing Store

Not My (Kind of) Clothing Store: What if the stores are each rated by what they are and not he wished them to be? What if each brand is assessed by how well it does in what it does?

Isa 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.” 耶 和 華 說 ： 我 的 意 念 非 同 你 們 的 意 念 ； 我 的 道 路 非 同 你 們 的 道 路 。天 怎 樣 高 過 地 ， 照 樣 ， 我 的 道 路 高 過 你 們 的 道 路 ； 我 的 意 念 高 過 你 們 的 意 念 。

Not Just an Answer

Not Just an Answer: Eternal life is not fundamentally about living with an infinite extension of time BUT Loving God with our whole person.

Not Just an Answer: “You’ve got the answer in your head. Now follow through with the actions of your hands.” “You have the intelligence. Now follow through with your obedience!”

Not Just an Answer: Eternal life – this life lived under God’s governance and blessing – is not an intellectual answer to give but an operational, evidential life to live.

Not Just an Answer: Will our intelligence about the law be validated by our obedience to the law? Or will we be shown to be all brain and no brawn when it comes to loving God?

Not My Neighbor

Not My Neighbor: There are those whom he will have no shame and will not think twice to announce to the world “#notmyneighbor!”

I am Your Neighbor

I am Your Neighbor: It is not just a story, since JC spoke in parables to convey kingdom truths, using earthly references to point us to heavenly living.

I am Your Neighbor: What Jesus cared for is that the SACRIFICIAL NEIGHBORLY MERCY that the Samaritan embodied freely flows out of a soul that professes to love God, that help is given to the helpless, whoever (s)he is.

I am Your Neighbor: The one who asks, “Who is my neighbor?” must also ask the better question: AM I BEING A NEIGHBOR TO MY NEIGHBOR?

Our Neighbor on High

Our Neighbor on High: When Jesus died on the Cross for us who are rebellious against God, he died as our Neighbor on high.

1 Jn 4:20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen 人 若 說 我 愛 神 ， 卻 恨 他 的 弟 兄 ， 就 是 說 謊 話 的 ； 不 愛 他 所 看 見 的 弟 兄 ， 就 不 能 愛 沒 有 看 見 的 神。

Our Neighbor on High: The more we know our Good Neighbor from on high dearly, the more we will love God as the sacrificially merciful neighbor to our neighbors, in imitation of our Lord and Savior Jesus.