84 The Greatest Commandment

Matthew 22:34-40; Luke 10:29-37; Mark 12:28-34
TBC Book Two, Chapter 84
Among the hundreds who now listened to Jesus in the temple courts sat a number of trained scholars, experts in the Scriptures. One man, a Pharisee who was an expert on the Law of God, had listened intently to the debate between Jesus and the Sadducees. He was so impressed with what Jesus said that he was curious to hear his view on a question that divided many scholars. So he asked him, “Of all the commandments, what is the most important one?”

“The most important one is this,” Jesus said, “Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second greatest one is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

“Well said, teacher,” the man replied. . . .

Then a question arose about one of those commandments. Someone in the crowd shouted out: “And just who is my neighbor? . . .”

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 84, for the rest of the story.)
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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: The key to God’s Kingdom: Fix your mind, heart, soul, and efforts on loving God; prove it by loving others in words and deeds.
     A promise to cling to: “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:16-18 NIV
     A praise to fill you: He Ain’t Heavy  The Hollies     [Can skip ad after first 5 seconds]