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Originally Posted by Attila's Wife
Mr Mayor, sir, I have always struggled to make sense of the parable of the good Samaritan, which seems to contradict your excellent advice. Now I wonder if I simply misunderstood the message. Let's have a look at Luke 10:30-37:
30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Now Jesus doesn't tell us anything about this man, though my guess would be that he was a poor Jew - I mean, if all they took was his clothes, I guess he had no money and nothing else worth stealing?
I suspect that was setting us an intelligence test here, one which, up to now, I have failed. Thank you, Brother Mayor, for pointing me in the right direction.
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I think you are well on your way toward understanding the parable, Sister.
I'm not a theologian, but what I see in this parable is an man on a business trip, trying to better himself, that got robbed. In such a case, it might be all right to provide some help. In my opinion, it should be a loan.
This is different than your typical panhandler who has no intention of looking for job.