The Parable of the Good Samaritan seems to lean towards impartiality. Although the injured man was laying in front of the Samaritan (geographic proximity), the Samaritan was considered a foreigner /​ enemy (no proximity of relationship).
It’s the geographic proximity that I get hung up on though. He is right in front of the Samaritan. I can’t think of any parables that involve someone showing mercy to a person who is not right in front of them.
Every time Jesus performs a miracle, it is for someone right in front of him.
I am strongly in favor of more impartiality, but think most Christians find it a stretch to say that the Good Samaritan parable is meant to imply we should care for future people and people on the other side of the world who they will never meet.
The Parable of the Good Samaritan seems to lean towards impartiality. Although the injured man was laying in front of the Samaritan (geographic proximity), the Samaritan was considered a foreigner /​ enemy (no proximity of relationship).
It’s the geographic proximity that I get hung up on though. He is right in front of the Samaritan. I can’t think of any parables that involve someone showing mercy to a person who is not right in front of them.
Every time Jesus performs a miracle, it is for someone right in front of him.
I am strongly in favor of more impartiality, but think most Christians find it a stretch to say that the Good Samaritan parable is meant to imply we should care for future people and people on the other side of the world who they will never meet.
Is there a typo in the first sentence—should it say impartiality rather than partiality?
Yes! A rather important typo! I’ve now fixed