Mark 12:28-34
Religious
Leaders Question Jesus
about the
Greatest Commandment
12:28
One of the teachers of the law came and heard them
debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good
answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments,
which is the most important?"
29
"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this:
'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30
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: 'Love your neighbor as
yourself. 'There is no commandment greater than
these."
32
"Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are
right in saying that God is one and there is no
other but him.
33
To love him with all your heart, with all your
understanding and with all your strength, and to
love your neighbor as yourself is more important
than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."
34
When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said
to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God."
And from then on no one dared ask him any more
questions.
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to
change the way that we think, and the way that
we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
Greatest
Commandment of the Bible
This is one of my favorite
Bible passages.
It clarifies what we were
created and put on earth to do..
Love God & Love Each
Other
When you love God and love
others, you are obeying the Ten Commandments in
their entirety.
It is a near impossibility to
love your neighbor as yourself and then lie to
them, cheat or steal from them, kill them and you
know the rest!
This statement is so simple
yet so difficult to do. It is easy to love our
friends and family but what about the guy with the
spiked hair and leather pants? The homeless person
who asks for a hand; The prostitute; The
murderer?
Can we love all these people
as much as we love ourselves? If you answered yes
then I have to doubt you.
I can't always answer yes to
these questions which is why I need Christ to help
me and to forgive me for not following his
command.
Passage Romans 3:23:23
"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of
God,"
While doing this commentary,
a funny story came to my mind; A child asked God in
a prayer, "God, is it true that all the world is
your children and that you love them all?"
Then he added, "I only
have four in my family and I have a hard time
loving all of them all the time!"
It is very difficult to love
each other all the time but we must at least make
an effort if we are to follow Jesus.
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Love in Christ
- Bob
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Verses about the greatest commandment of
Christ are from Life Application Study Bible:
New International Version
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