To love him

To Love Him

Scripture reading:

Mark 12:28-34

Mark 12:28-3428 Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?”

Mark 12:28-3429 Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one.

Mark 12:28-3430 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

Mark 12:28-3431 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Mark 12:28-3432 So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He.

Mark 12:28-3433 And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Mark 12:28-3434 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” But after that no one dared question Him.

To Love Him

• Is Commanded

Mark 12:30And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

Exodus 20:3

You shall have no other gods before Me.

Exodus 23:13And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth.

To Love Him

• Is Commanded• Comes with requirements

John 14:15

If you love Me, keep My commandments.

John 14:21He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”

John 14:23,2423 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

John 14:23,2424 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.

John 21:15-1715 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.”He said to him, “Feed My lambs.”

John 21:15-1716 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.”He said to him, “Tend My sheep.”

John 21:15-1717 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

To Love Him

• Is Commanded• Comes with requirements

• Has been earned by Him

1John 4:19

We love Him because He first loved us.

Ephesians 2:4-74 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

Ephesians 2:4-75 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

Ephesians 2:4-76 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

Ephesians 2:4-77 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

To Love Him

• Is Commanded• Comes with requirements

• Has been earned by Him

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