“Which commandment is first and most important of all (in its nature)?”

Mark 12:28-31

Intr.:

“Jesus answered,

1.  The first and principal one of all commands is, Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;

And you shall love the Lord your God

a.  out of and with all your whole heart, and

b.  out of and with all your soul (your life) and

c.  out of and with all your mind – [that is] with your faculty of thought and your moral understanding – and

d.  out of and with all your strength. This is the first and principal commandment.

2.  The  second is like it and is this,

You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

End:

There is no commandment greater than these.”