Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Jesus said this in Mathew 22.


Understand this is the prime and foremost commandment.

Every word is carefully chosen, as is always the case in Christ's expression.

God is King.

Love Him with all your heart; this is simple. If you cannot feel love in your heart, then I cannot help you.

Love Him with all your soul; this is your divinity. Your soul is a parcel of Him You are of Him, and dwell in Him.

Love Him with all your mind; hold this in awareness. Be conscious of this Love at all times. Your mind drives your thoughts.


Do this, and a door will open to you.

Much wonder awaits.

Dare to discover and realize Yourself.

You are Divine.

As is every One around you.

Act like it.

And the world will be made new; by our hand no less!

^_^


Or choose to forego this bliss and live your life in shallow meaninglessness.

The day will come when the Light shines for all, and you'll want to reconsider your view of self, and how you see others.

But I promise you my friends, if you take this leap of faith, your life will change for the better.

It would be Good for you.

A beautiful and most important scripture Jesus quoted from the Law to Moses. In fact he said all the laws could be summed up in this law and the one that commands you to love your neighbor as yourself.

Did you know that when Jesus quoted from the Hebrew scripture he did not use the title Lord? He did not say "Lord God." He in fact was reading a scripture that said "You must love Jehovah God with all your heart."

The LXX, the Greek Septuagint that was dated from before the time of Jesus, (3rd Century B. C. E.) has the Tetragrammaton in use where God's name Jehovah is used there.

He said to him: “‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’ -Matthew 22:37.

He was quoting this scripture:

"“Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your strength."-Deuteronomy 6:4-5.

Jesus did not use the superstition of the day that covered over Jehovah's name. He was not a superstitious man. He was a perfect man and the son of God. And he glorified and honored God's name Jehovah. In fact on the night before his death he prayed to his Father Jehovah:

"I have made your name manifest to the men whom you gave me out of the world."-John 17:6.

a reply to: QwertyMyself

True Gods have no need to comand love for them. It's natural when in their presence.
I guess these are the commandments of a jealous trickster...
How much fun will it be when the shadows lift

originally posted by: QwertyMyself
Jesus said this in Mathew 22.


Understand this is the prime and foremost commandment.

Every word is carefully chosen, as is always the case in Christ's expression.

Love Him with all your heart; this is simple. If you cannot feel love in your heart, then I cannot help you.

Thats such dumb and childish christianity
It ignores the whole context of the bible and the message, who its written to and why

The foremost commandment is given to christians in
Romans 13
8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

God DOES NOT command non christians anything, He offers them salvation
Christians are commanded to love others
Christians are not commanded to love God, because they are already christians who love God

Christians are commanded to be Jesus Christ to the world, loving, giving and sacrificing, even to their enemies.

If you dont work that out, I cant help you

a reply to: randomuser

Love is not protecting criminals, in your group or out of it RU
Jesus said anyone who harmed children was in serious trouble

and we should all listen to you because you support an organisation that harbors child molesters from the law
I cant reconcile being preached at by a person who supports a group that protects pedophiles
JW,org protects pedophiles

A SECRET DATABASE OF CHILD ABUSE
A former Jehovah's Witness is using stolen documents to expose allegations that the religion has kept hidden for decades.

By Douglas Quenqua
Photography by Lexey Swall

www.theatlantic.com...


and you still deny it
Stop moralising randomuser

Thank you QwertyMyself for your wonderful message. I really have doubts if our minds are capable of achieving true altruistic love. I believe altruistic love is the intrinsic nature of God. So to love God with all ones heart is to experience God with all ones heart. Its not really a command. Its an invitation to exist in His inexhaustible love.

It's staying connected to God with you heart and soul, being connected to Him is very important. The connection is believing in Him, what we trust and have faith in, we love and believe in.

You can sustain the connection to God through works but this is no guarantee.

a reply to: Raggedyman

I do not ascribe to one particular religion.

I Love my Creator; and He loves me.

It is childish, yes, and innocent.


Honor your parents.

Love your parents.

Do we not share One Father?

a reply to: QwertyMyself

Seems a bit "forced" to me.

What's the use in giving your creation freewill if they are REQUIRED to love you, and if not, you're toast?

I've been in less abusive relationships, but I know shades of narcissism when I see it.

a reply to: EternalShadow

From where did you get this notion?

Why would you be toast?

There is no requirement.

originally posted by: QwertyMyself
a reply to: EternalShadow

From where did you get this notion?

Why would you be toast?

There is no requirement.

Inquisition much? Geezus..

"Thou shalt?" = "You will", thereby implying a requirement.

a reply to: EternalShadow

I see it as an unavoidable outcome.

It will be so.

Nothing is required of you.

But it would be Good for you.

Edit:

The command itself is more of an advice.


In any case, I was never big on religion.

Lol.

But the truth remains, to love God is the beginning of living to the fullest.

originally posted by: QwertyMyself
a reply to: EternalShadow

I see it as an unavoidable outcome.

It will be so.

Nothing is required of you.

So its predetermined then? That doesn't add to the authenticity of the feeling itself.🤷🏻

a reply to: EternalShadow

You can always live your life the way you want and forego this love.

Wait for the day when all is revealed.

It is your choice.

No harm done.

Personally, I choose to contribute to the rising of our vibration.

I choose to serve the Light, in thanks to what blessing I have been given.

a reply to: Terpene

Let me break you in half . If you're a father and you're child calls someone else father and loves them more than you , would you not be jealous? And what if they deny you all together? would it not hurt you ?You see their is a reason/purpose for every single verse in the bible
For us to understand how to act and live our life there are rules to follow just like the rules you would give your children in order to protect them . If you knew the father the one who made you ,me everyone the world we live in ,the food we eat would you not love him ? Without the God we wouldn't be and yes God is jealous because he made us and loves us ,when we say he doesn't exist it would be heartbreaking for the one who made us . Jesus Christ God in flesh he came down to our level to show his love even more not only that he died on the cross and rose again. Imagine someone loving to the point of taking the punishment of crusifintion. Where you believe it on not he us the truth. There are many lies but only one Truth

a reply to: Gabara

Half-truths won't break anything...

The divine law ....comes in 3 parts...2/3rds of that deal with our relationships with each other. The pharisees pushed the first commandment to make themselves look good so much so... that they completely failed all the rest and therefore, failed in all of it! ....why do I feel I'm beating a dead horse here!! Ugh! 😭🙄

Should we put God first? Absolutely we should! It's not a suggestion!

But how is THAT reflecting back to others on a daily basis?! ESPECIALLY those of your own 'household'

If Apostle Paul came back today and saw the church in it's current state.....he'd write another book... possibly 2! 😑

The true 'house' of God's people is in disarray...get it in order...for God's sake!!!

originally posted by: Gabara
a reply to: Terpene

Let me break you in half . If you're a father and you're child calls someone else father and loves them more than you , would you not be jealous? And what if they deny you all together? would it not hurt you ?You see their is a reason/purpose for every single verse in the bible
For us to understand how to act and live our life there are rules to follow just like the rules you would give your children in order to protect them . If you knew the father the one who made you ,me everyone the world we live in ,the food we eat would you not love him ? Without the God we wouldn't be and yes God is jealous because he made us and loves us ,when we say he doesn't exist it would be heartbreaking for the one who made us . Jesus Christ God in flesh he came down to our level to show his love even more not only that he died on the cross and rose again. Imagine someone loving to the point of taking the punishment of crusifintion. Where you believe it on not he us the truth. There are many lies but only one Truth

I'm a father of a child who told me someone else was a better father to her than I. Who has denied me for years except when they need something. I can attest to the hurt but the anger I feel is greater than the hurt or jealousy that goes a long with it. This person and their family took advantage of my pain and suffering to groom my child. Filling their head with poison to the point my child had some very harsh things to say about me and to me. Essentially kicking me when I'm down. I'm not God so I could not imagine God's pain when denied by millions of his children including my own anger towards God. I just know what this did to me personally and it's not a good feeling.

a reply to: Gabara

"If you knew the father the one who made you ,me everyone the world we live in ,the food we eat would you not love him ?"

There is a sermon by Meister Eckhart (17th century) ... "Some people, I swear, want to love God in the same way as they love a cow. They love it for its milk and cheese and the profit that they will derive from it. Those who love God for the sake of outward riches or for the sake of inward consolation operate on the same principle. They are not loving God correctly; they are merely loving their own advantage."

A beautiful sufi poem along the same vein ...

O Lord, whatever share of this world
You could give to me,
Give it to your enemies:
Whatever share of the next world
You want to give to me -
Give it to your friends.
You are enough for me.

O God, my whole concern and desire in this world,
Is that I should always remember you
Above all the things of this world,
And that in the next
I should meet with you alone.
That is why I always pray:”Your will be done.”

O my Lord,
if I worship you
from fear of hell, burn me in hell.

If I worship you
from hope of Paradise, bar me from its gates.

But if I worship you
for yourself alone, grant me then the beauty of your Face.

Rābiʿah al-Baṣrī Sufi saint

The Jesus commandments
Love God with everything that you are
Love others as you love yourself

The bible also tells us that when the disciples asked Jesus where they might find him after he had gone, he referred to the lost, the broken, the hungry, the prisoner, the wretched and told them, where these are, I am.

Living the second commandment of Jesus fulfils the first.