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One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"

"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'

The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

"Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.

Mark 12:28-34

1,275 posted on 04/29/2002 8:30:44 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands; Jerry_M; OrthodoxPresbyterian; RnMomof7; Jean Chauvin; Wrigley; rdb3; the_doc...
"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'

To which the Arminian replied: Oh, that's easy cause I really don't have a perverse heart. I'll just speak from the abundance of my good heart.

To which the Calvinist replied: Oh have mercy on me for as the scriptures truly say I am a man of Belial and have a perverse heart. How can I speak forth righteousness when the treasure in my heart is blackness? Unite my heart to fear Your name! And what is the strenght of man. The scriptures teach it is as nothing. Be my strength and my Mighty Horn! Make my soul whole again O God.

1,282 posted on 04/29/2002 8:43:54 AM PDT by CCWoody
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