“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 22:36-39
What is your dominant life principle?
What principles guide nearly every decision you make, impacting who
you are and why you are the way that you are?
You may deny it, but the truth is we all have one.
Reading today’s verse, what do you suppose the dominant life principle
ought to be for every disciple of Jesus Christ?
Well, as we learned today and as the verses make plain: “The dominant life principle of a Christ follower is to love God and love others.”
Jesus said that love was the first and greatest commandment.
Love is what ought to dominate our life and walk.
It is to be both vertical (directed to God) and horizontal (directed to others).
A life void of love is a life which is ineffective, incomplete, insufficient and insignificant.
We will look more closely at each of these the rest of this week as well as how to turn things around and live that life directed by the Lord which has love as it’s dominant guiding principle.
Love, however, is more than just a principle, love is a person.
For we know that God is love.
Thus, when we are allowing love to be our dominant life principle,
we are essentially surrendering our lives to God.
We love Him and we love others!
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 22:36-39
What is your dominant life principle?
What principles guide nearly every decision you make, impacting who
you are and why you are the way that you are?
You may deny it, but the truth is we all have one.
Reading today’s verse, what do you suppose the dominant life principle
ought to be for every disciple of Jesus Christ?
Well, as we learned today and as the verses make plain: “The dominant life principle of a Christ follower is to love God and love others.”
Jesus said that love was the first and greatest commandment.
Love is what ought to dominate our life and walk.
It is to be both vertical (directed to God) and horizontal (directed to others).
A life void of love is a life which is ineffective, incomplete, insufficient and insignificant.
We will look more closely at each of these the rest of this week as well as how to turn things around and live that life directed by the Lord which has love as it’s dominant guiding principle.
Love, however, is more than just a principle, love is a person.
For we know that God is love.
Thus, when we are allowing love to be our dominant life principle,
we are essentially surrendering our lives to God.
We love Him and we love others!
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