The Test of Love

The Scripture: Luke 10:25–37,
[25] And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test,
saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" [26] He said
to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?" [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."
[29] But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And
who is my neighbor?" [30] Jesus replied, "A man was going down
from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped
him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. [31] Now by
chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he
passed by on the other side. [32] So likewise a Levite, when he came
to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. [33] But a
Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw
him, he had compassion. [34] He went to him and bound up his
wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal
and brought him to an inn and took care of him. [35] And the next
day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying,
'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you
when I come back.' [36] Which of these three, do you think, proved
to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" [37] He
said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, "You
go, and do likewise." (ESV)