What The Good Samaritan did

What The Good Samaritan did

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That is christianity
That is righteousness
That is morality
That is good works
That is faith

Just a parable, nothing to do with doctrine.

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Originally posted by @divegeester
That is christianity
That is righteousness
That is morality
That is good works
That is faith

Just a parable, nothing to do with doctrine.
Was it also an act of altruism?

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Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Was it also an act of altruism?
Impossible to tell.

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Originally posted by @divegeester
Impossible to tell.
As a parable, was it an example of how a human can act in an altruistic fashion?

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Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
As a parable, was it an example of how a human can act in an altruistic fashion?
I would say it is, as a parable, an excellent example of an act of apparent selflessness and with some risk to personal self.

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Originally posted by @divegeester
That is christianity
That is righteousness
That is morality
That is good works
That is faith

Just a parable, nothing to do with doctrine.
Do you believe this is universally so or does it only apply to you?

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Originally posted by @dj2becker
Do you believe this is universally so or does it only apply to you?
I don’t understand your question.

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Originally posted by @divegeester
I don’t understand your question.
I think it was just randomly generated.

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Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
I think it was just randomly generated.
“Should” all people act that way?

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Originally posted by @kellyjay
“Should” all people act that way?
Should all people act altruistically?

Yes.

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Originally posted by @divegeester
I don’t understand your question.
Are you merely voicing a subjective opinion in the OP that only applies to you and no one else or do you believe you are stating something that is true and is applicable to other people as well?

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Originally posted by @divegeester
That is christianity
That is righteousness
That is morality
That is good works
That is faith

Just a parable, nothing to do with doctrine.
'Do you believe this is universally so or does it only apply to you?

Say what "this" refers to in the above question and it might be answerable.

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Originally posted by @js357
'Do you believe this is universally so or does it only apply to you?

Say what "this" refers to in the above question and it might be answerable.
"This" is everything that is stated in the OP.

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Originally posted by @dj2becker
Are you merely voicing a subjective opinion in the OP that only applies to you and no one else or do you believe you are stating something that is true and is applicable to other people as well?
This is a false dichotomy you have presented. Your “or” is the problem.

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Originally posted by @js357
'Do you believe this is universally so or does it only apply to you?

Say what "this" refers to in the above question and it might be answerable.
What “this”?

Sorry I honestly don’t get your question.