"Who is your neighbour"One of the most controversial questions in the Bible and as it caused endless misconceptions during the time of Jesus. The Jews regarded the Samaritans as enemies of Israel and even among the Israelites, there were confused on who actually is their neighbour. The Pharisees and priests do not know who they should call their neighbors.The Israelites and Samaritans are different based on their religion.
So who actually is our neighbour?
When Jesus preached about the parable of the good Samaritan, He answered the question. He showed that our neighbours are not necessarily our next door acquaintance or anyone that belongs to the same faith or association with us. Been neighbours has nothing to do with race, tribes or religion
Our neighbors are simply anyone that needs our help or assistance
James 2:8
If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
The parable of the good Samaritan was as a result of the question directed to Jesus about how to get eternal life. The question was meant to provoke Jesus.
Jesus Christ always knew that it will quite difficult to obey to God's law and to obey it is by God's grace and accepting his virtue. From the parable of good Samaritan, it relates to how we humans relate to each nowadays.
One major problem is that some people have a feeling that they are lowering their dignity by helping people while some people act indifferent and nonchalantly towards someone in help.
As Christians, we tend to misunderstand the meaning of love towards God and love to our neighbours, thinking they are two different things but in real sense, they are the same because we cannot claim wè love God and not love our neighbours. Love is the basis of Godliness