“Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.” Luke 10:37. Show the same tender kindness to those in need. Thus you will give evidence that you keep the whole law.—Christ’s Object Lessons, 379, 380. (WM 45.1) MC VC

Anyone in Need Is Our Neighbor—Any human being who needs our sympathy and our kind offices is our neighbor. The suffering and destitute of all classes are our neighbors; and when their wants are brought to our knowledge, it is our duty to relieve them as far as possible.—Testimonies for the Church 4:226, 227. (WM 45.2) MC VC

By this parable the duty of man to his fellow man is forever settled. We are to care for every case of suffering and to look upon ourselves as God’s agents to relieve the needy to the very uttermost of our ability. We are to be laborers together with God. There are some who manifest great affection for their relatives, for their friends and favorites, who yet fail to be kind and considerate to those who need tender sympathy, who need kindness and love. With earnest hearts let us inquire, ‘Who is my neighbor?’ Luke 10:29. Our neighbors are not merely our associates and special friends; they are not simply those who belong to our church, or who think as we do. Our neighbors are the whole human family. We are to do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. We are to give to the world an exhibition of what it means to carry out the law of God. We are to love God supremely and our neighbor as ourselves.—The Review and Herald, January 1, 1895. (WM 45.3) MC VC