The Good Samaritan— A Figure Of The Man-Savior The Man-Savior
THE GOOD SAMARITAN— A FIGURE OF THE MAN-SAVIOR
THE MAN-SAVIOR PORTRAYING HIMSELF
AS A SAMARITAN
In this booklet we shall consider the portrait of the Lord as the good Samaritan with the high est morality (Luke 10:25-37). In Luke 9:51-56 it was necessary for the Lord Jesus and His fol lowers to pass through Samaria. The Samaritans, however, did not receive Him (9:53). Now in 10:25-37 the Lord portrays Himself as a Samar itan.
In the parable of the good Samaritan many things are covered. This parable refers to Juda ism, the Old Testament, the law, the priests, the Levites, Christ, the Spirit, the divine life, the church, the way to bring people to the church, the blessing the Lord gives to the church, the Lord's coming back, and the Lord's reward to the church.
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