Moral Mercy
“So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ”” Luke 10:27 NKJV https://www.bible.com/bible/114/luk.10.27.nkjv In response to a lawyer’s question “And who is my neighbour”, Jesus painted the burden of morality in believers’ show of mercy with the story of a Good Samaritan. In the story, the deficiency of mechanical mercy prevented the necessary outreach of both the priest and temple worker to the person in need: there was no record of someone (including the victim) to take the responsibility of making request for help. It is easier for many believers to claim the fulfillment of “love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind” when no man is capable of sincere searching his own heart. Therefore, Jesus appears to have taught the lawyer and others to proof their claim of a sin...