It’s because we are selfish. I recall hearing someone interpret the command to love others as you love yourself as an invitation to love yourself. I do not for one moment deny the very real problem that some have with self-esteem. People do so much to bring about real harm to themselves for a variety […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (7): Others As YourselfThe question asked was about the greatest. If you asked me who is the greatest footballer at the moment and I said Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, you would inform me that I haven’t answered the question. Which is the greatest. If you asked me about the greatest boxer of all time and I said […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (6): The Second is Like the FirstWe have a funny way of showing love. I know some parents who worked every hour possible to earn as much as they could in an effort to provide the material requirements their loved ones needed to survive and hopefully thrive. As a cost of that the time they actually spent with their loved ones […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (5): Love God … Spend Quality TimeWhat’s in a name? Yeah, I know. Some will point out the kind of names parents are giving their children these days. Bizarre, exotic, wild, hilarious all given to babies that barely have an idea of what it’s all about. Having said that, it wasn’t as though back in the day everyone paid careful attention […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (4): Love God … Cherish His NameThere can be only one. Wandering eyes. It doesn’t take much anymore and the reality remains to a degree we are all susceptible. It doesn’t have to be about people, it’s all about loyalty in the things that matter. You can be on a good thing and all of a sudden a suggestion or two […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (3): Love God … You Will Have No Other GodsYou ever got the impression that someone was just going through the motions. Like they weren’t even really feeling it? I have. I watch some performances in films and some of them look to be really lethargic. I have seen some games of football where one or two of the players have put in a […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (2): Love God … With All Your Heart, Soul, And MindI remember growing up having to memorise the Ten Commandments. It appeared a bit odd then, to hear Jesus expressing the two greatest commandments apparently not being one of the Ten. It appeared odd until someone showed me that the whole of the Law rested on these two commandments. All the Law. Indeed the Ten […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (1): You Will Love The Lord Your God …I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (Exodus 20:2) [Worth also checking out the first in the Law & Order: Spiritual Intent series.] Dear Lord God: In the light of your love in rescuing me from slavery … I am yours, […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 20 – Love in 10 WordsYou shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I […]
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