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What Must I Do

To Inherit Eternal Life

Who Is My Neighbor 27

[Lk 10:25-37] 

/ Ann's Faith column 

 

 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

 

An expert in the law

tried to test the Lord

by asking the Lord,

 

 

 

"What must I do

to inherit eternal life?

And who is my neighbor?"

(Luke 10 : 25-37)

 

 

 

and the answer

Jesus gave to him is

 of great significance.

 

 

 

The scriptures below

are about two

commandments

that we must obey,

as we know well.

 

 

 

 

"Love the Lord

your God with

all your heart

 

 

 

and with all your soul

and with all your mind

and with all your strength.

 

 

 

 

The second is this:

'Love your neighbor

as yourself.'

 

 

 

There is no commandment

greater than these."

(Mark 30-31)

 

 

 

The point of

today's message

is that we should not say

'I love God' or

'I love my neighbor'

 

 

 

only in words,

but should do it

in action.

 

 

 

'Who is my neighbor?' 

'What must I do to

inherit eternal life?'  

 

 

 

To these questions,

Jesus gave a sharp

 

 

 

and clear answer,

using a parable of a

'good Samaritan'.

(Nk  10 : 37)

 

 

 

Jesus told

the expert in the law,

"Go and do likewise."

 

 

 

He reminds us

through the parable

of a 'good Samaritan'

 

 

 

that it is

difficult to apply

and practice the

Word in real life,

 

 

 

even for people

with good faith.

 

 

 

At this moment,

we should check out

if we do our best

to love God

 

 

 

and also keep in mind

that if we truly love God,

we should take care of

our neighbors as well. 

 

 

 

Even after

God created us

human beings,

 

 

 

his love for us cannot be

expressed in words,

 

 

 

how much interest

he has constantly given

to man who was created

in the image of God.

 

 

 

On the other hand,

if we love God and

want to truly inherit

eternal life,

 

 

 

we must be more

serious about dealing

with God's Word.

 

 

 

So what must we do?

 

 

 

1) Let's love God constantly.

 

 

 

Let's check out

our thoughts, views,

and perspectives

on God.

 

 

 

So let's not extinguish

the heart of loving God.

 

 

 

2) Let's broaden our

perspective of seeing

 God and people.

 

 

 

 Let's love God,

but at the same time

do not limit our view

of people, but broaden it.

 

 

 

If so, the point of

today's message is

who my closest

neighbor is.

 

 

 

My closest neighbor

is my family. 

 

 

 

Let's strive to become

a person who lives like

a good Samaritan

and produces

 

 

 

beautiful fruit in our lives

by combining the work

entrusted to me with

 

 

 

a sense of duty,

responsibility, and 

God's intervention

and loyalty.

 

 

 

Therefore,

let's look and hope

more in the Lord

 

 

 

so that we can live

with love, starting

from the family

 

 

 

and gradually to

the neighbors

around us.

 

 

 

In a life

that pleases God,

let's realize that

we should truly love

God and people.

 

 

 

So, let's treat my family

more affectionately

and warmly.

 

 

 

Instead of condemning

the other person's

mistakes, let's be

the one who

covers them.

 

 

 

Prayer

 

 

Lord!

 

 

 

I truly want to

follow the Lord,

serve God more than

anything else,

 

 

 

have mercy on people,

and put Lord's love

into ptactice according to

the word of the Lord.

 

 

 

Lord! 

 

 

 

Please help me!

 

 

 

 

 

2011/08/01 

 

 

 

/ By Priscilla