1. What the Bible says about “The Two Greatest Commandments”

2. “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law
“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.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22: NIV

3. Love the Lord your God Love God with all your . . . – Matthew 22:37
Love God with all your heart – emotionally
Love God with all your soul – spiritually
Love God with all your mind – intellectually
Love God with all your strength – physically Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27

4. Love the Lord your God This is the first and greatest – Matthew 22:38
It is the “first”, not in order of time but priority – Matthew 6:33
It is the “greatest” because it is the most important thing in all religion! – Mark 12:28-31
Our love for God must be greater than ALL other loves!

5. Love your Neighbor as yourself
Love your neighbor is the second greatest
It is “like” the first in its importance – Matthew 22:39; 25:34-46
It is “the second” only in priority – 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

6. Love your Neighbor as yourself
“Neighbor” was interpreted narrowly – Matthew 5:43-48; Luke 10:25-37
We’re to love our neighbor the same way we would like to be loved – Luke 6:31

7. Love is the Fulfillment of God’s Law
All the Law and the prophets hang on . . .
All the laws given by Moses – Matthew 22:39
All that the Prophets had spoken – Matthew 7:12
Loving God and our neighbor is the foundation and motivation for obeying all the other commands! – 1 John 5:3; Romans 13:8-9

8. Love is the Fulfillment of God’s Law
Love is the fulfillment of the law!
All that God desires of us is summed up in this one word, LOVE – Romans 13:10
The Bible has much to say about Love!