One of the most familiar of Jesus’ parables is the Good Samaritan, found only in Luke 10:25-37. Jesus told the parable in a conversation with an expert in the law about how to have eternal life. While the parable’s story line is simple and memorable, it includes twists that turn the whole conversation on its head. Jesus opened the way to eternal life, although it wasn’t quite the way that the expert in the law or anyone else expected.
Faith is the means by which we are saved, obey God, and forgive our brothers and sisters.
The construction of the tabernacle foreshadowed greater dwellings of God, which he keeps building by plundering the nations.
In a series of controversies with the religious leaders, Jesus revealed the nature of the Kingdom of God and how he would bring it...