![]() ![]() And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. This is the first and greatest commandment. The Apostle John addresses our problem of self-absorption as he calls us to look again at Jesus and understand Jesus’ summation of the laws God first gave to Moses in the harshness of Israel’s wilderness journey: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. In that world everything attaches to me and what I want – to be happy, comfortable, wealthy, and healthy. ![]() Guess what? From generation to generation, nothing changes in a world that fails to understand the meaning of the key word LOVE, even when it is connected to God. ![]() You know, those “news” publications that relish sordid and outrageous stories: Prince Harry’s wife has taken their newborn son and left Frogmore House! Hollywood stars have split and claim to have found their true love again! Scandalous details about a certain pedophile billionaire who ruined the lives of possibly thousands of children! This is only a brief overview drawn from cover pictures and tantalizing headlines. For whoever shall do the will of God, that one is My brother, and My sister, and mother" (Mark 3:33, 35).Standing in the grocery checkout line this morning, I couldn’t miss the tabloid magazines. When he was told his family came to see him he stated, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?. One day, when Jesus was teaching, his mother Mary and brothers came to visit him. The phrase "kindly affectionate" comes from the Greek philostorgos (Strong's Concordance #G5387) which is a loving friendship-family relationship. The King James translation states that Paul taught that those who are true Christians should, "Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another" (Romans 12:10). Here is where the Greek word Storgay is compounded with the word Phileo to form a special kind of love. ![]() We must follow up our feelings with actions if we are to pleasing to our Creator (Romans 13:10).īesides keeping all God's commandments, the true church of God is to have a special family relationship. Paul tells that have feelings of love is not good enough. Therefore, we see that loving him and our fellow man manifests itself by keeping his commandments (see 1John 5:3). God is also our neighbor in the universe (Jeremiah 12:14). The first four commandments of God's law tell us how we are to treat Him. ![]()
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