July 20, 2025, Mark 12:30-31 (Full)

Mark 12:30-31, the 10 commandments distilled into 2
Mark 12:30, a disciple must first love God more than anything else. How? By surrendering everything in life to God, and to live by God. The opposite of this is leaving God out of everything. If a person loves someone, they will want that someone with them all the time.
Matthew 25:26-29, Mark 12:30, Matthew 25:26-29, what happens when people leave God out of everything, or what happens when the creation tries to push the creator away, or what happens when the children try to push the Father away and replace Him.
John 15:13, Jesus sacrificed everything for His children, but some people refuse to be His children even though they are His creation.
Mark 12:31, if you love your neighbor, you will not kill your neighbor.
Mark 12:31, if you love your neighbor, you will not steal your neighbor's spouse or set them against each other.
Mark 12:31, if you love your neighbor, you will not steal anything from your neighbor.
Mark 12:31, if you love your neighbor, you will not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Mark 12:31, if you love your neighbor, you will not covet anything that is your neighbor's.
Mark 12:31, people are created with a sense of belonging: God designed them to have a need to be loved and to love. The creation needs to love the creator (God) in order to love others among the creation. If a person hates their father, they will also hate his children and the way he raised them. If a person hates God, they will also hate others.

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