The Parable of the Good Samaritian
A ministry model:
- the man was wounded
- there is no suggestion it was his fault
- the Parable is illistrating who our neighbour is and what it means to love our neighbour
- the context of the Parable is Jesus stating the Greatest Commandment
- there is no shaming or guilt nor judgement of the wounded man - He needed first aid.
- no where in the Parable is there a requirement to forgive.
- Love which fulfills the greatest commandment is unconditional
- the man had his wounds washed with wine ( a sanatiser) and bound up
- the man was taken to a safe place to rest and recover
- the man was given time to recover
- the Good Samaritian paid the inn keeper for the cost of accomodation.
We need a theology
of being sinned against