But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to him, “ ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’ “This is the great and foremost commandment. “The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ “On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.” – Matthew 22:34-40 Centuries ago, the experts in Jewish law took the Ten Commandments and over time expanded them into 613 laws. Jesus, however, took the Ten Commandments and summed them up into two: love God and love people. By summing the Law up in these two commandments, Jesus was not doing away with the Law; He meant that all other commands are contained in these two. Jesus believed these were the two most important marks of a true believer, so should we. #marksofatruedisciple #biblestudy #love goo.gl/8aykmE
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:01:17 +0000
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