Lutheran Lens Commentary: Luke 10:25-37 (The Good Samaritan)

## Lutheran Lens Reading of Luke 10:25-37 (The Good Samaritan)

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

We read this passage as a profound illustration of the Law and Gospel distinction. The parable of the Good Samaritan reveals the depth of the Law's demands — it shows our inability to fulfill God's command to love our neighbor perfectly, exposing our sin and the old Adam within us. Yet, in the figure of the Samaritan, we see a Christological image of grace — Christ comes to us in our helpless state, binding our wounds with the means of grace and promising eternal life. This passage challenges us to see both the impossibility of self-justification and the boundless mercy of Christ, who fulfills the Law on our behalf.

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