1. The Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25-37

2. This is a salvation metaphor.

3. blind spot

4. Blind spots

5. Luke 10:25-37 How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
How should we respond to their conversation and the story Jesus tells the lawyer?

6. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Luke 10:25 “A lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
The man is a lawyer.
He tries to test Jesus.
He asks, “what must I DO to inherit eternal life?”

7. I can earn eternal life by DOING
blind spot:
I can earn eternal life by DOING

8. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Luke 10:25-28 “A lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?” 27 And he answered, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” 28 And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE.”
Jesus doesn’t submit to the lawyer’s test.
He asks the lawyer to answer his own question.
Jesus approves of the lawyer’s answer.

9. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Luke 10:25-28 “A lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?” 27 And he answered, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” 28 And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE.”
Jesus doesn’t submit to the lawyer’s test.
He asks the lawyer to answer his own question.
Jesus approves of the lawyer’s answer.

10. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Luke 10:29 But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Something troubles the lawyer.
He asks, “who is my neighbor?”
He self-justifies by lowering God’s standards.

11. Leviticus 19:18 “You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD.” Leviticus 19:34 “The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.”

12. Luke 10:30-37 Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. “And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. “Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. “But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. “On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.’ “Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”

13. The priest and Levite pass by the wounded man.
Luke 10:30-37 Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. “And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. “Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. “But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. “On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.’ “Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”
The priest and Levite pass by the wounded man.
The “good” Samaritan stops to help.

14. Deuteronomy 10:17-19 “For the LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed. 18 He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing. 19 So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

15. The priest and Levite pass by the wounded man.
Luke 10:30-37 Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. “And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. “Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. “But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. “On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.’ “Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”
The priest and Levite pass by the wounded man.
The “good” Samaritan stops to help.
“Which of these was a good neighbor to the man?”

16. I can earn eternal life by DOING
blind spot:
I can earn eternal life by DOING

17. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Why did Jesus tell this particular story?

18. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Why did Jesus tell this particular story? To expose the lawyer’s blind spot!

19. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Why did Jesus tell this particular story? To expose the lawyer’s blind spot!
Feeling like YOU don’t measure up?

20. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Why did Jesus tell this particular story? To expose the lawyer’s blind spot!
Feeling like YOU don’t measure up? That’s because you don’t!

21. James 2:10 Whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

22. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Why did Jesus tell this particular story? To expose the lawyer’s blind spot!
Feeling like YOU don’t measure up? You don’t!
What can you DO to inherit eternal life?

23. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Why did Jesus tell this particular story? To expose the lawyer’s blind spot!
Feeling like YOU don’t measure up? You don’t!
What can you DO to inherit eternal life? Nothing! RECEIVE salvation instead.

24. Galatians 2:16 “nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified.”

25. Romans 10:2-4 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. 3 For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

26. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Self-Justification
Based on human effort.

27. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Self-Justification
Based on human effort.
Measured by human standards.

28. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Self-Justification
Based on human effort.
Measured by human standards.
Protects autonomy.

29. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Self-Justification
God’s Justification
Based on human effort.
Made possible by Jesus.
Measured by human standards.
Protects autonomy.

30. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Self-Justification
God’s Justification
Based on human effort.
Made possible by Jesus.
Measured by human standards.
Satisfies God’s standards.
Protects autonomy.

31. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Self-Justification
God’s Justification
Based on human effort.
Made possible by Jesus.
Measured by human standards.
Satisfies God’s standards.
Protects autonomy.
Requires humility.

32. How did Jesus expose this man’s blind spot?
Why did Jesus tell this particular story? To expose the lawyer’s blind spot!
Feeling like YOU don’t measure up? You don’t!
What can you DO to inherit eternal life? Nothing! RECEIVE salvation instead.
What happens when you self-justify?

33. How should we respond to Jesus’ conversation with the lawyer?
Beware: Pride leads to blind spots.

34. Revelation 3:17,18 “Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,’ and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, 18 I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.”

35. How should we respond to Jesus’ conversation with the lawyer?
Beware: Pride leads to blind spots.
Indentify and reject cultural blind spots.

36. "He that eats the bread of the Samaritans is like to one that eats the flesh of swine." - Mishna Shebiith 8:10 John 4:9 "The Samaritan woman… said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me for a drink since I am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)"

37. “What will posterity see as the chief Christian blind spot at the end of the twentieth century? …While a thousand million people are destitute, lacking the basic necessities for survival, and while about 10,000 people die of starvation daily, should not the Christian voice of protest be louder and more strident?” – John Stott, The Contemporary Christian: Applying God’s Word to Today’s World (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1992), p. 193.

38. How should we respond to Jesus’ conversation with the lawyer?
Beware: Pride leads to blind spots.
Indentify and reject cultural blind spots.
Embrace your need for unsolicited negative feedback.

39. Romans 15:14 “And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another.”

40. How should we respond to Jesus’ conversation with the lawyer?
Beware: Pride leads to blind spots.
Indentify and reject cultural blind spots.
Embrace your need for unsolicited negative feedback.
Share God’s heart of concern for your neighbor.