The Greatest Command

The Servant of God

"The Greatest Command"

Ma. 12:28-34

The Interpretation (vv.28-31)

Deu. 6:4-9 4 "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[b] 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

7 Pt. Test of Love for God:

Do I enjoy spending time with my Lord?
Do I do things that please my Lord and increase His joy?
Do I brag on my Lord to others?
Do I tell my Lord that I love him?
Do I talk with my Lord as much as I can?
Do I have a deep, intense and abiding affection for my Lord?
Is the Lord the all-consuming passion of my life?

Lev. 19:18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself..

Ro.13:9-10 9 For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

The Affirmation (vv. 32-33)

The Invitation (v.34)