Mar 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Mar 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
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Some notes on Mark 12
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Jesus - God’s ‘beloved Son’(6): Rejected by men, raised by God (10-11). Jesus’enemies tried ‘to trap Him in His talk’(13). He spoke with wisdom - and so can we. Anointed by the Holy One, we have the mind of Christ (1 John 2:19-20 1 Corinthians 2:14-16). Christ’s enemies knew ‘neither the Scripture nor the power of God’(24). We are to speak as those who know the living God (27). Our ‘first’priority is love for God (29-30). Jesus says, ‘Love your neighbour’(31). This is not, however, ‘the be-all and end-all’of our life. There is more. We must not forget God. Jesus is ‘Lord’(35-37). Let it be: Jesus is myLord. The scribes had all the external trappings of religion - and nothingelse (38-40)! The ‘poor widow’had very little, yet she had everythingthat really matters: she loved the Lord (41-44)!
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