Love for One AnotherInclusive Love
Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5) Loving Your NeighborThe Greatest Commandment28 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.[a] 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.’[b]31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[c] 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. For ReflectionThe Mosiac Law contains the guiding principles of righteousness. But like all laws, the commandments can be applied maliciously. Indeed, the interpretation and extensions of the Law were legion, confusing, and in many cases, contradictory. The laws were also twisted to the whim of those that administered them. While Jesus did not negate the commandments, his statement. "love your neighbor as yourself." tempered the law with compassion and kindness, PrayPray so that you will be able to love your neighbors as you love yourself. Pray, "May I treat others as I would want to be treated, despite the ways they have treated me."
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