To Love Your Neighbor, You Have to Learn to Really See Them

“But a Samaritan on his journey came up to him, and when he saw the man, he had compassion.” (Luke 10:33 CSB)

In a world full of increasing polarization and hostility, Christians are called to view other humans, especially those who are not like us, as image-bearers in need of compassion and not just as opponents or enemies that we need to defeat, or avoid.

To Love Your Neighbor, You Have to Cross the Street Towards Them

“He went over to him …” (Luke 10:34a CSB)

There is always risk in genuine neighborly love.

To Love Your Neighbor, You Have to Sacrificially Serve Them

“He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.” (Luke 10:34 CSB)

True neighborly love is costly. We should, with the Spirit’s help, be people who measure the cost, and who reorient the priorities of our lives in order to love our neighbors, wherever they may be.