This is one of the more famous passages of scripture, where a teacher of the religious law came and asked Jesus what is the most important commandment. Jesus answered "The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.' The second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these.'
The teacher then added in vs. 33 "This is more important than to offer all the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law." Listen to Jesus' response to the man's understanding in the vs. 34 "Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God."
How cool is that, after being questioned by Pharisees, and Sadducees, here was a teacher that got it. That no matter how much we try to do to please God, and make up for sins, the most important thing is to Love God and love our neighbor!!
Also note that loving your neighbor goes hand-in-hand with loving the Lord our God. This is something we need to live in our lives, and realize that the work of the Church isn't involved in just worshiping God, but also loving our neighbor.
What a great passage!
In today's culture of relativity, it's so important to remember Jesus' teaching that there is only one God. There are not many gods, there are no other paths, just one path, and one Lord to rule us all.
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