Luke 10: 29- 37 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down >from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.' "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise." Actually if you continue reading the passage in Luke where Jesus is asked "Who is my Neighbor?" you will hear the parable of the Good Samaritan. Definitely not "other Christians" or even like minded people. To the people of Israel, the Samaritans were heathens and below contempt. -Eric Travis ericstravis at yahoo.com -----Original Message----- From: Frank Mayhar [mailto:frank at exit.com] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 10:49 AM To: Mia McDavid Cc: dragaera at dragaera.info Subject: Re: The Religion Debate Mia McDavid wrote: > "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and all thy soul, > and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On > these commands hang *all* the law and the prophets." (emphasis mine) > > That translates pretty well as "won't you PLEASE be NICE to each > other." Um, but it seems that the definition of "thy neighbor" pretty much means "other Christians," from what was quoted from Luke and Matthew earlier. That would tend to agree with history, as well. -- Frank Mayhar frank at exit.com http://www.exit.com/ Exit Consulting http://www.gpsclock.com/