One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him.Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:
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… Here's what he says. He says, love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it. Love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. You see, Jesus isn't throwing away any of the laws. Instead, he's doing something even bigger. He's explaining why they all matter in the first place. You see, he's inviting us to consider the fact that each and every one of these laws are all pointing towards the same thing. They're inviting us to live a life of love, a life of justice, a life of kindness and compassion. he's saying the most important thing for us to do is to love. Now some people might think rules are restrictive or commandments are things that are going to limit our lives. But what Jesus is doing here is he's reminding us that no, that's not the case. …
… The Pharisees got together once more, and one of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question. Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law? Now, all the Jews were clear about the first great commandment. So Deuteronomy 6, 4, and 5 says, Hear, O Israel, Shema Israel, hear, O Israel, the Lord your God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength. That's how it is in Deuteronomy 6, 4, and 5. So with all your heart, soul, and strength. Now, every faithful Jew is supposed to say that every day. Maybe more. Maybe I believe that faithful Jews will say that before they go to bed at night. The hope is that's the last word on your lips or on your mind before you die if you're a faithful Jew. This is the chief and most important commandment. Love God with everything that's within you. Heart, soul, and strength. …
… the Pharisees got together once more, and one of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question. Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law? Now, all the Jews were clear about the first great commandment. So Deuteronomy 6, 4, and 5 says, Hear, O Israel, Shema Israel, hear, O Israel, the Lord your God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength. That's how it is in Deuteronomy 6, 4, and 5. So with all your heart, soul, and strength. Now, every faithful Jew is supposed to say that every day. Maybe more. Maybe I believe that faithful Jews will say that before they go to bed at night. The hope is that's the last word on your lips or on your mind before you die if you're a faithful Jew. This is the chief and most important commandment. Love God with everything that's within you. Heart, soul, and strength. …
… okay, one more shot. One of them, an expert in the law, a lawyer, tested him. And it's important to remember that this was a test. This was not a sincere question, even though on the surface, it seemed like a very sincere question. He tested him with this question. Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law? Now, everybody in the audience knew the answer to this question. They learned this in Sunday school. This was just basic, you know, Judaism 101, first century Judaism 101, 101. Everybody knew the answer to this question. And finally, Jesus may have thought, oh good, now at least we have something important to talk about. And so Jesus recites the standard answer and they probably all said it along with him or maybe mouth it along with him, love the Lord your God, love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and this is the greatest commandment. …
… In Matthew 22, hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together, and one of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question. And thank you so much for this guy who thought, you know what, I'm an expert in the law, and this is going to be amazing. I've got Jesus, and I'm going to really put him on the stand. He says, teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law? Now, almost everyone in the building today knows what Jesus is about to say. He replied, love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it. Love your neighbor, here it is, as yourself. all the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments now I think it's interesting that Jesus didn't just stop with the first commandment because if he had loved the Lord your God with all your heart and your soul and your mind that he could have been promoting a very internal personal intangible and unobservable faith it's just me and God and I'm loving God with all my heart over here and don't mind me and I won't mind you. …