Day 32: 3/18/26 – Matthew 22:37-39 “The Great Commandment”
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Questions
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What is the main thing the Bible teaches?
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What does it look like to do the main thing that the Bible teaches?
Scripture
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Matthew 22:34-40
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Deuteronomy 6:5 “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.”
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Leviticus 19:18 ‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.”
Thoughts
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We have been talking about the importance of learning God’s word. We saw from Joshua 1:8 that when we meditate and obey we will prosper and have good success. Obeying the Great Commandment is especially important.
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In Matthew 22:34-40 Jesus was asked what the greatest commandment was. He responded by saying, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
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Loving God and loving one another are top priorities for Jesus. Therefore they should be top priorities for us. And if we do love the Lord and people, probably we will be executing the other commandments as well. In fact, the first four of the ten commandments in Exodus 20 deal with loving God and the next six with loving people. Our lives should be all about loving God and loving God’s people.
Action Items
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What are we going to do if we love God?
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What does it look like to love one another?
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