GOD SPEAKS TO HIS CHILDREN

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JESUS TEACHES:

ON LIFE WITH GOD AND OUR FELLOW MEN

68. To whom does God grant eternal life?

A lawyer – an expert in the Law of Moses – tried to put Jesus to the test. He asked him: What must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus asked: What is written about it in the Scriptures? The lawyer replied: You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your will, with all your strength. And also, love your neighbour as yourself. You have answered rightly, said Jesus. Do this, and eternal life is yours. The man wanted to justify himself and said to Jesus: But who is my neighbour?

Then Jesus said: There was once a man on his way from Jerusalem to Jericho, who was attacked by robbers. They took all he had, beat him and left him lying half dead. A priest came by on the same road. He saw the injured man, and continued on his way. Then a levite came by, saw him, and did not stop. Finally a man from Samaria – a foreigner – came by. He saw the wounded man and took pity on him. He went up and cleaned and bandaged his wounds. Then he put the man on his own horse and took him to an inn. There he looked after him. Before he rode on the next morning, he gave the innkeeper some money and said: Look after him; on my way back I will repay any extra expenses you may have.

Jesus asked the lawyer: What do you think? Which of the three proved himself a neighbour to that man? He replied: The one who took pity on him. Jesus said to him: Go, and do the same yourself.

(Lk 10,25-37)

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