Mar 04, 2018
Deuteronomy 6:4-6 (NASB)
4 “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.
Mark 12:28-31 (NASB)
28 One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the [a]foremost of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Here in the Shemah in Deut 6, there was only ONE GREAT command given by the LORD to the Israelites:
to LOVE GOD.
but in the New Covenant, the LORD adds a 2nd command,
to love ur neighbor as urself.
He added the second and said, THERE IS NO GREATER COMMAND OTHER THAN THESE.
the true test of love for GOD is HOW WE TREAT our neighbor--
If we LOVE GOD and hate our neighbor (especially believers, the children of GOD), we r not living in His truth.
If we say we LOVE GOD but then love our spouse or family or even self more than Him, we r NOT WORTHY of HIM.
He said, those who lay down their lives for His sake finds it.
Before going into the promised land, THESE 2 GREAT COMMANDMENTS are the ONES we must adhere to
LOVE FOR GOD CONQUERS ALL, and love for neighbor is the true test of His LOVE IN US
denying self, taking up our cross and following Him--
No longer i, but CHRIST LIVES IN ME TAKES the promised land.
Shalom all!
Picture taken from The Bible Project - Word Study: Me'od - "Strength"
https://youtu.be/9aaVy1AmFX4
Deuteronomy 6:4-6 (NASB)
4 “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.
Mark 12:28-31 (NASB)
28 One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the [a]foremost of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Here in the Shemah in Deut 6, there was only ONE GREAT command given by the LORD to the Israelites:
to LOVE GOD.
but in the New Covenant, the LORD adds a 2nd command,
to love ur neighbor as urself.
He added the second and said, THERE IS NO GREATER COMMAND OTHER THAN THESE.
the true test of love for GOD is HOW WE TREAT our neighbor--
If we LOVE GOD and hate our neighbor (especially believers, the children of GOD), we r not living in His truth.
If we say we LOVE GOD but then love our spouse or family or even self more than Him, we r NOT WORTHY of HIM.
He said, those who lay down their lives for His sake finds it.
Before going into the promised land, THESE 2 GREAT COMMANDMENTS are the ONES we must adhere to
LOVE FOR GOD CONQUERS ALL, and love for neighbor is the true test of His LOVE IN US
denying self, taking up our cross and following Him--
No longer i, but CHRIST LIVES IN ME TAKES the promised land.
Shalom all!
Picture taken from The Bible Project - Word Study: Me'od - "Strength"
https://youtu.be/9aaVy1AmFX4
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