Motivation and Execution

“The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31 NIV Love – It’s Day 14. What a glorious day! For a dozen sessions, we have examined our true state of self-protection. We found something vitally important. God’s favor (hen) is God’s business. It does not depend…

Seeing God

“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.  You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.” Leviticus 19:17-18 ESV…

The Shema in Action

“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”  Matthew 22:36  (R. T. France) Which – The question wasn’t a simple inquiry.  The lawyer who asked it intended to set a trap.  Perhaps you’ve encountered questions like this one.  They seem to be about true spiritual concerns, but under the surface they are really designed…

Something Old, Something New

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” John 13:34  NASB New – How important it is to remember that Yeshua didn’t speak these words in Greek!  In Hebrew, the word he used is hadash, the same word used…

How Far?

You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:18  NASB Neighbor – Proxy Christianity is a wonderful way to avoid the real world.  It allows me to simply pay for someone else to share in…

Scribal Error

Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, and tomorrow I will give,” when you have it by you. Proverbs 3:28 Neighbor –  The scribe asked, “Who is my neighbor?”  Yeshua answered with the parable of the Good Samaritan.  But we will miss some of the impact of this parable if we don’t…

The One and Only

You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:18 Neighbor – Only one time in the entire Old Testament.  That’s right, the command to love your neighbor as yourself occurs only once, in this verse. …