Title: The Good Neighbor (35)
Series: Luke
Author: Zach Terry
Text: Luke 10:25-37
INTRODUCTION: The passage before us today, commonly referred to as the "good Samaritan," is one of the most recognizable in all of the Bible. Hospitals, Organizations, Movements, and Institutions have been named for this passage. Believers and Non-Believers alike know at least some portion of this story.
That makes it difficult to preach. You've heard it all before. But we will see if we can find some new Jewels in this old mine.
CONTEXT: As Jesus moves from the rural villages of Galilee toward the metropolis of Jerusalem, he begins to encounter opponents with more power, more influence, and more education. The challenges against Him will become more complex and astute. It is likely that the elite of Jesus' day would assume that Jesus was no more than an uneducated country hick, and he would be quickly confused and trapped by their use of superior arguments. That was not the case. Look with me at verse 25...
TEXT: Luke 10:25-37 (ESV)
25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Now, here at FBFirst, we have an abundance of people in the legal profession. At last count, we had around 15 lawyers... And frankly, I like them. They are all good people. In fact, I have yet to meet a lawyer that I didn't like.... Except for the guy over Morgan and Morgan commercial... nobody needs to have that many commercials.
A lawyer in Jesus' day was different from those in our day. This lawyer was not an expert in Civil law but rather in Ecclesiastical law. That is the law of Scripture, the Mosaic law.
Rome allowed its client states, like Israel, to enjoy a measure of cultural autonomy.
The Jewish Sanhedrin was allowed to stay in power under Roman occupation.
The Sanhedrin comprised 70 men, all educated, all men of substance. They were served by a number of Lawyers - or Teachers of the Law who ...
Series: Luke
Author: Zach Terry
Text: Luke 10:25-37
INTRODUCTION: The passage before us today, commonly referred to as the "good Samaritan," is one of the most recognizable in all of the Bible. Hospitals, Organizations, Movements, and Institutions have been named for this passage. Believers and Non-Believers alike know at least some portion of this story.
That makes it difficult to preach. You've heard it all before. But we will see if we can find some new Jewels in this old mine.
CONTEXT: As Jesus moves from the rural villages of Galilee toward the metropolis of Jerusalem, he begins to encounter opponents with more power, more influence, and more education. The challenges against Him will become more complex and astute. It is likely that the elite of Jesus' day would assume that Jesus was no more than an uneducated country hick, and he would be quickly confused and trapped by their use of superior arguments. That was not the case. Look with me at verse 25...
TEXT: Luke 10:25-37 (ESV)
25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
Now, here at FBFirst, we have an abundance of people in the legal profession. At last count, we had around 15 lawyers... And frankly, I like them. They are all good people. In fact, I have yet to meet a lawyer that I didn't like.... Except for the guy over Morgan and Morgan commercial... nobody needs to have that many commercials.
A lawyer in Jesus' day was different from those in our day. This lawyer was not an expert in Civil law but rather in Ecclesiastical law. That is the law of Scripture, the Mosaic law.
Rome allowed its client states, like Israel, to enjoy a measure of cultural autonomy.
The Jewish Sanhedrin was allowed to stay in power under Roman occupation.
The Sanhedrin comprised 70 men, all educated, all men of substance. They were served by a number of Lawyers - or Teachers of the Law who ...
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