Samaritan shows. For Jesus the issue of responding with love is an outgrowth of what God provides when people turn to him in love. Jesus’ answer has a concrete quality that he consistently displays in his teaching. As he has said earlier, his family consists of those who hear and do what he says (8:19–21). He does not discuss here, however, the provision of the Holy Spirit, who enables such love to be expressed. Note how in Paul’s letter to the Galatians, the fruit of the Spirit is expressed in relational
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