The good Samaritan...

    Jesus was almost always at odds with the "outwardly religious" crowd, and they had no love for Him, either! Their questions usually had a bias toward self-justification, and His answers "skewered" them for their failed practices. They observed myriad rules in an attempt to show themselves "holier than thou". 
   Let's look at the passage in Luke 10:

^{v.25 -} And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
 v.^{26 -} He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
 v.^{27 -} And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
 v.^{28 -} And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
 v.^{29 -} But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
   

 Observe how the passage "plays out":

   v.25 -  The lawyer asks "What shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He has two things going on here: 1) he's trying to get Jesus to say something that will contradict the law and 2) he has a bias towards a works-based salvation.
   v.26 - Jesus turns the question back at his questioner.
   v.27 - The lawyer responds by quoting Deuteronomy 6:5, a passage well known to all of the Jewish faith. This is the response of a man who actually considered that it is God, not man, who provides the justification...
   v.28 - This is one of the times where Jesus agrees with one of those attempting to discredit Him!
   v.29 - But like most folks in love with their religion, he "reverts to form"...
   Real Biblical Christianity is not adhering to a set of rules or "following the teachings of Jesus". It is a vibrant, living, breathing relationship that transcends mere obedience of ritual and catechism!
   We'll explore the rest of this passage later. Jesus "brings it home" with a real-world example!