Re: Think 06-01-2008

Written on June 3, 2008 by Matt

This is our Sunday Re: Think an opportunity for us to continue to think about the events of last Sunday.

This past Sunday we spoke of the difference that our God makes, and what Jesus thought the most important commandments are. For Jesus the Shema of Israel was the foundation for how we relate to God:

” Hear oh Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” (Deuteronomy 6:4)

Here we recognized the unique “Oneness” or singular nature of God, noting how easy it is to make an idol out of, or give tacit allegiance to other things, rather than our one God. To this cornerstone of Old Testament Faith, Jesus added a line from Leviticus 19:18 and we get his fully orbed response to what the greatest Commandment is in Matthew 22:37-40

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important commandment. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments”

For Jesus the most important things in life can be summed up in Loving God and Loving Others. Scott McKnight calls this the “Jesus Creed. This cannot be a matter of mere intellectual assent, but must also be put on display in our relationship with other people.

How are we making a concerted effort to walk in the way of Jesus, living according to the Jesus Creed everyday? Is this love put on display to our neighbors and others we come into contact with?

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