A Look at People And The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

PARABLE ARE SALVATION STORIES

THE STORY SPEAKS OF SALVATION AND OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

"What we see determines how will we respon, and that response exhibits who we are inside"

- Dr. Stanley Toussaint

613 laws

James 2:10

I. See people with cruel eyes

- whats yours is mine

II. I see people with calculating eyes

- what is mine is mine

Excuses

1. He might be a decoy ambush

2. I have a temple duty

3. I got to get home to my family

4. I dont know first aid

5. Its a hopeless case

6. Im just one person, the task is so big

7. I can pray for him

8. He brought it to himself

9. He never asked for help

"I never knew a man refuse to help the poor who failed to give atleast one admirable excuse"

- Charles Spurgeon

III. COMPASSIONATE EYES

A. COMPASSION REQUIRES ATTENTION

B. COMPASSION LEADS TO AFFECTION

C. AFFECTIONS LEADS TO SYMPATHY

D. COMPASSION COMPELS TO ACTION

James 2:16

Luke 10:34-37

Conclusion

We are all short of what the law requires

Only the love of God can answer what the law requires