... various places and we ought to put much more emphasis upon it than we do. It is the gist of the Ten Commandments, six of them having to do with our relationship with God and the other four having to do with our relationship with man. First John ... principle. I placed Psalms 111 and 112 together as representing these two greatest of all commandments as well. Each begins with the words "Praise ...

... comic geniuses. The ability to induce laughter is as varied as it is mysterious. Saying George is our greatest comedian is a way to shorthand the range and depth of his comedy - though he was also a ... g. The Planet is fine, The People are fucked (1992), Why we don't need Ten Commandments (2001) - but without a whiff of pretension. He had a genius for distilling a lot of information and complex ...

... called multitudes to repentance. Jesus considered John to be the greatest man who had ever lived (Matt. 11:11). Yet ... preeminent traits of hope, faith and love, love is the greatest (1 Cor. 13:13). Love is the key word found in the two greatest commandments (Matt. 22:36-40). ... "greeting time" at church. Jesus said that the greatest among us is the servant (Luke 22:26). So we should strive, ...

... are more important than achievements to God. Jesus declared that the two greatest commandments are to love God and love people (Matthew 22:36-40). The purpose of the Word of God ... God, our spouse and children, and others, then we are not fulfilling God's commandments. Is there ever a time when we need to assert ourselves in conflicts? Yes, we need to stand our ground on moral ...

... God itself. To say that God can only be received or even fully received within a specific tradition betrays the very ministry through which Jesus reveals to us the Kingdom of God. That the two greatest commandments are love of God and love of neighbor are not limited to the Abrahamic traditions alone is witness to the ...

... , while it is important to revere the sabbath, it is not the most important thing. Jesus' message reflected the idea of God as Love, and the greatest commandments being "love God," and "love your neighbor." Revering the sabbath fulfills the "love God" commandment; feeding or tending to others ...

... on the cross. If we don't receive the great love he has for us daily we are unable to obey the two greatest commandments--to love the Lord your God with all of your heart, with all of your soul, with all of your mind, and with all of your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:29-31). Jesus followed these commands with the ...

... for others, bringing them spiritual giftdemonstrate kindness but do not carry love in my heart it all amounts to nothing in the endit all loses meaningI would be missing the heart and mind of You, Father For the greatest commandments You have given to usis first and foremost to love You, Lordand next to love our brothers and sisters

... conversation for another day because I don't think we really disagree on much here (even though you seem to think so). What I would like to narrow in on is the Commandments. I don't believe these are all universal or natural truths, and they are not contained ... talking past one another. I keep saying, "the Ten Commandments represent the rule of law" and you keep asking, " ...

... Lord and Savior, and we taste something of that sweetness, it should energize us to follow the commandments just a little bit more.   And, God reveals Himself only to the pure. So ... same miracle - and then let’s go forth in the strength of that knowledge, and God will help us to do His commandments a little bit more.   It says in the scriptures, “There came a man named ...