2. 29 Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL
29 Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' "The second is this, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is no other commandment greater than these." (Mark 12:29-31)
37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' "This is the great and foremost commandment. "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.‘ "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." (Matt. 22:37-40)

3. 29 Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL
29 Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' "The second is this, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is no other commandment greater than these." (Mark 12:29-31)
37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' "This is the great and foremost commandment. "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.‘ "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." (Matt. 22:37-40)

4. Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Cor. 13:4-7)
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. For this, "YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET," and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." Love does no wrong to a neighbor; love therefore is the fulfillment of the law (Rom. 13:8-10)

5. Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Cor. 13:4-7)
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. For this, "YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET," and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." Love does no wrong to a neighbor; love therefore is the fulfillment of the law (Rom. 13:8-10)

6. For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." But if you bite and devour one another, take care lest you be consumed by one another. (Gal. 5:14-15) 8
If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law, according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well. But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. For He who said, "DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY," also said, "DO NOT COMMIT MURDER." Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law (James 2:8-11)

7. For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." But if you bite and devour one another, take care lest you be consumed by one another. (Gal. 5:14-15) 8
If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law, according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well. But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. For He who said, "DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY," also said, "DO NOT COMMIT MURDER." Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law (James 2:8-11)

8. God
What is noteworthy is that one commandment has priority over the other. One is the “first and great commandment” and the other is “second.” God is to be loved with all one’s heart; the neighbor is to be loved only as one loves himself. The clear implication here is that God should be loved supremely but man only finitely Already, then, the imperative to love is divided. (Geisler, Ethic of Love, 27)
Self
Neighbor

9. Self 1. Wife 1. Close Gal. 6:10; etc. Family Christian Neighbors
2. Children
Christian
1. Close
2. Mediate
3. Distant
Neighbors
Gal. 6:10; etc.

10. God-Esteem G or ~G R or ~R L or ~L B or ~B S or ~S
Only those who G, R, L, B, and S have a right to feel good about themselves. ALL others need to make some changes!

11. Neighbor-Esteem C or ~C (Gen. 1:26-27) W or ~W (Ps. 8:4-8)
E or ~E (Phil. 2:3-5)
G or ~G (Luke :31-35)
There is little question as to whether or not we love ourselves. THE issue is whether or not we will invest that same care and concern toward others.

12. Life is an Investment
"Do not lay up for yourselves trea-sures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. "But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; Matt. 6:19-20
"Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they will pour into your lap. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return." Luke 6:38

13. Life is an Investment How much are we willing to invest in others?
How much are we willing to invest in those closest to us?
Adrian Rogers—”Takers eat better, but givers sleep better.”

14. The Attitude of Self-Importance
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Phil. 2:3 (ESV)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Phil. 2:3 (NIV)
let each esteem others better than himself. Phil. 2:3 (NKJV)

15. The Attitude of Self-Absorption
do not merely look out for your own per-sonal interests, but also for the interests of others. Phil. 2:4 (NASB77)
Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Phil. 2:4 (NKJV)

16. David Myer’s Research, in The Inflated Self
The “Pervasiveness of Pride.”
Myers concludes that human problems are not rooted in a poor view of self, but in an inflated self-concept.
We are naturally egotistical and un- realistically so.
He gives “six streams of data” which “merge to form a powerful river of evidence,” demonstrating this!

17. David Myer’s Research, in The Inflated Self
Stream One—we are more likely to accept credit than to admit failure.
Credit is often attributed to ability and effort.
Failure is explained as resulting from factors beyond our control. (Scrabble, Pool games, Cards; it’s bad breaks, NOT bad playing)

18. David Myer’s Research, in The Inflated Self
Stream two—reveals our predilection to overestimate ourselves.
Most people see themselves as “better than average” (more ethical than most, less prejudiced than most, better than average driver, etc.)
829,000 students were asked to rate themselves in their “ability to get along with others.”

19. David Myer’s Research, in The Inflated Self
Zero (0) % thought of themselves as below average.
60% saw themselves in the top 10%.
25% rated themselves in the top 1%.
Even if you are not good in Math, you can see that these numbers just don’t add up.

20. David Myer’s Research, in The Inflated Self
Stream Six—we have a tendency to overestimate how we would act in certain situations.
Several residents of Bloomington, IN were called, requesting that they volunteer 3 hours to an American Cancer Drive. 4% agreed.
A comporable group were called and asked what they would do if asked, and 50% said that they would help.

21. Neighbor-Esteem C or ~C (Gen. 1:26-27) W or ~W (Ps. 8:4-8)
E or ~E (Phil. 2:3-5)
G or ~G (Luke :31-35)
There is little question as to whether or not we love ourselves. THE issue is whether or not we will invest that same care and concern toward others.