19 Jul 2022 1:02 pm
Xavier_Onassis » 19 Jul 2022, 8:27 am » wrote: ↑ In the New Testament, Jesus referred to Samaritan, because Samaritans were viewed by other Jews as heretics who were believed to be disobeying the tenets of the Jewish religion. They were a despised outcasts.
The guy who took out the shooter was NOT like a Samaritan. He was a rather ordinary common guy who put himself in danger of being shot by the mass murderer. He acted heroically.
The Good Samaritan in the Bible found a poor soul beaten up and near death who was not a fellow Samaritan, yet he took him in and cured him. He did what Jesus' audience believed was NOT what any Samaritan would do. But he did the right thing.
Those who call him a Good Samaritan do not understand the parable in the New Testament.
Sure, he was a hero, and perhaps the only Good Guy With A Gun that we have seen in recent days. He was a hero and deserves praise.
But a Good Samaritan?, no, he does not fit the parable.
Look up "semantics"...what you just did, and with so much effort.
