Bioethics

Christians express love of neighbor as one’s self – agapē – by physically caring for the imago Dei, the image of God each human being is. They especially do so by caring for the sick. Indeed, Jesus’ early followers uniquely cared for victims of plague, in stark contrast to pagans. Thus, they followed Jesus’ command to love both God and neighbor – God’s image. Jesus’ story of the good Samaritan – who took care of a half-dead stranger lying by the side of the road – motivated …