Compassion is Complicated


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Compassion is Complicated___________________________________ The starting point for Christian interaction with the world is compassion, not complexity 

Examine the story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

The starting point for demonstrating compassion is first understanding that we are unworthy recipients of God’s love (1 John 4:19) 

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Apply these questions to the following passages: o Where is the complexity? o Where is the compassion? o What would have been the easy way out? o What happened instead?  Hosea 1 & 4



Deuteronomy 7:7-9



Deuteronomy 9:4-6



Romans 5:8

Take a few minutes to apply the questions above to some area of your life. How does the fact that God does not shy away from the messiness of your life inform the way you see/treat others?