Acts Of Kindness Essay

There are many reasons to consider when asking why we should show acts of kindness and serve others as an integral part of our everyday lives. There are very clear places in the Bible where Jesus commands not only his twelve disciples but, to the masses of people who followed him throughout Israel that they should not only speak but, act as well. There is only so much that words can do for a person, many times we must show a physical act to display that we truly care about the situation they are walking through. In James 2:14-17, “What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no good food or clothing, and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”- but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?” This verse is essential to understand why we should serve others, our words can do nothing for those who lack the physical. There are many times in our day to day walk that we can be like this person in James, we walk by and smile but, do

Jesus shares this parable in hopes of allowing people to know that it does not matter what your position may be, it is the one who stops who loves his neighbor well. He showed two characters in this parable that would have been very well respected in this day and age (priest and a Levite) and allowed them to be the people who passed the man and did nothing to help. He then chose a people that were not well liked nor respected, a Samaritan man to represent the person who stopped and helped the man who had been beaten. Taking into context the time period this would have been something that truly challenged people to pick the Samaritan as the one was being the neighbor and showing