The Hated but Good Person
Type of Event: Worship Service: Children & Adult
Date Recorded: 22 Aug, 2010
Location: Ivyland New Church, PA 
Topics: Charity / Life of Use / Service , Relationships , Hope / Positive Living
Description: Our idea of love can be so subjective... is that always good?
(Luke 10:29-37; Matthew 22:39; Arcana Coelestia 351, 9780)
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:39)
Charity means love to the neighbor and compassion, for anyone who loves his neighbor as himself also has as much compassion for him in his suffering as he does for himself in his own. (Heavenly Secrets #351)
The Samaritan..."came to the man who was wounded by thieves, and bound up his wounds and poured in oil and wine" (Luke 10:33, 34). Here are not meant oil and wine, but the good of love and of charity, by "oil" the good of love, and by "wine" the good of charity and of faith; for the subject treated of, is the neighbor, thus charity toward him. (Heavenly Secrets #9780)
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