Luke 10:25-37

THE GOOD SAMARITAN

25 ¶And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master,
what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy
neighbour as thyself.

28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded
him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw
him, he passed by on the other side.

32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and
passed by on the other side.

33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he

saw him, he had compassion on him,

34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set
him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them
to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest
more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell
among the thieves?

37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and
do thou likewise.
https://www.lds.org/bible-videos/videos/parable-of-the-good-samaritan?lang=eng

 I realized that we should be a person who does good deeds out of

compassion and not because of any hope of reward . And it taught
me to be selfless and apply it to my life as a student and a girl scout.

THE PARABLE OF THE FIVE TALENTS

Parable of the Talents – Matthew 25:14-30

"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and
entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another
two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went
on his journey. The man who had received the five talents went at once and put
his money to work and gained five more. So also, the one with the two talents
gained two more. But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a
hole in the ground and hid his master's money.

"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts
with them. The man who had received the five talents brought the other five.
'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five
more.'

"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful
with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your
master's happiness!'
 "The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me
with two talents; see, I have gained two more.'

"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful
with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your
master's happiness!'

"Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew
that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering
where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your
talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.'

"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I
have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should
have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would
have received it back with interest.

"'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. For
everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever
does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. And throw that
worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.'”
https://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/parable-of-the-talents-faq.htm

 The parable teaches me that success is a product of our work. We are to

work, using our talents to glorify God, serve the common good, and further
God’s kingdom

10 COMMANDMENTS
1. You shall have no other Gods but me.

2. You shall not make for yourself any idol, nor bow down to it or worship
it.

3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.

4. You shall remember and keep the Sabbath day holy.

5. Respect your father and mother.

6. You must not commit murder.

7. You must not commit adultery.

8. You must not steal.

9. You must not give false evidence against your neighbour.

10. You must not be envious of your neighbour's goods. You shall not be
envious of his house nor his wife, nor anything that belongs to your
neighbour.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/judaism/the-ten-commandments

 I learned that we should love or treat other people as you would to your
own self.

Luke 15:11-32
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
11 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the
younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of
property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between
them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and
took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property
in reckless living. 14 And when he had spent everything, a severe
famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he
went and hired himself out to[a] one of the citizens of that country,
who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 And he was longing to be
fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.

17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's

hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with
hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him,
“Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. 19 I am no longer
worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’
20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long
way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced
him and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned
against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your
son.’[b] 22 But the father said to his servants,[c] ‘Bring quickly the best
robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his
feet. 23 And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and
celebrate. 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost,
and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.

25 “Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near
to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 And he called one of the
servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said to him,
‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf,
because he has received him back safe and sound.’ 28 But he was angry
and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, 29 but he
answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I
never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat,
that I might celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours
came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the
fattened calf for him!’ 31 And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with
me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 It was fitting to celebrate and be
glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is
found.’”
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15%3A11-32&version=ESV

 No one is beyond God’s love or God’s forgiveness, and he will do

whatever he can to convince them of this, and to help them
experience his acceptance. Anyone who treats people differently has a
mistaken understanding of spirituality and a moral deficit in that they
do not truly love the people they condemn.

The Story of Cain and Abel

by Leanne Guenther

Sometimes when we read the Bible, we wonder why God cared about
some of the things He cared about. The story of Cain and Abel is one of
those stories for some people.
A long time ago, just after Adam and Eve had to leave the garden of
Eden, they were very sad about disobeying God. They asked God how
they could show Him how sorry they were. God told them that they
could show Him how they felt by sacrificing a lamb, which they did.

After awhile, Adam and Eve had two sons. Their first son was called
Cain and their second was called Abel.

The Story of Cain and AbelCain was a farmer. He grew vegetables and
grains. Abel was a shepherd who looked the family's herds. Cain and
Abel were like most siblings -- they didn't always get along. But they
were brothers and loved each other very much, despite their occasional
fights.

Adam and Eve (their mom and dad) told Cain and Abel about the
message God gave them that they should sacrifice a lamb to God to
show how much they appreciated all He'd done and how sorry they
were for their sins.

Abel was very concerned that his sacrifice be special to God. He chose
his first and best lamb and offered it to the Lord. It was hard for Abel to
give up his most prized possession, but it was important to him to try
his best to do as God had asked.

Cain thought his little brother was a bit silly for giving up his best lamb.
"Good grief," he thought. "We need that lamb, God doesn't. I'm sure
He'd be just as happy if we sacrificed the runt of the litter. In fact, why
does it need to be a lamb at all? I'm a farmer and it's been a great year
for my wheat crop -- I can't use everything I've grown. Why don't I just
burn some of the extra straw I have. That way, I won't be wasting any."

Cain's reasoning sounds pretty good when you first hear it, doesn't it?
Cain watched as the lamb burnt up completely on the altar, while his
left over straw just smoldered a bit and never really caught fire at all.

That could mean only one thing! God preferred Abel.

Cain was jealous! He didn't take the time or the responsibility to realize
that it was his decision to sacrifice straw that caused the difference in
God's response to their sacrifices. Instead, he just got angry at his
brother.

Cain asked Abel to go for a walk with him, and while he was still angry,
Cain struck Abel to the ground and killed him.

When Cain realized what he'd done, he was more concerned that
someone might have seen what he'd done than he was sorry for his
brother's death. He looked around and sighed a breath of relief that no
one was nearby.

And then the Lord spoke, "Cain, where is your brother."

Cain shrugged, "I dunno! Am I my brother's keeper?"

God replied, "Cain, how could you be so cruel to your only brother. He
has done nothing, but try his best for Me, for his parents... and for
you."

Cain fell to the ground sobbing. Finally, he felt the horror of what he'd
done. And he had to live with that feeling and the knowledge that he'd
murdered his little brother for the rest of his life.
http://www.dltk-bible.com/genesis/chapter4-cv1.htm