During a certain conversation with an inquisitive individual, the Lord Jesus Christ addressed the matter of; being attentive to the needs of non-aligned individuals. In this conversation, Jesus stressed the internal character of the person; as opposed to, the title that had been placed on an individual. This is that conversation.
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.And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 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. 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.
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
And he said, He that shewed mercy on him.
Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
(Luke 10:30-37)Go, and do thou likewise: in giving the people this commandment, Jesus was using the strongest means of un-defining collateral. The strong mean is this: include everybody in the same group. By doing this, there is no external component that can be considered to be, expendable in support of some greater mission. In the full application of this doctrinal principle, the entire race of man will be the greater mission. The great king, Solomon, announced the nature of the group that will accommodate such a massive portion of God’s collateral. In this group, our captivity is in; our willingness to be contained in, and constrained by, the world’s doctrine, as we hold to true dedication to the Law of God. Here is the record of a time, when Israel would have to navigate these two, seemingly adversarial, allegiances.
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