Garth Heckman

The David Alliance

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Mark 12:30, 31 

30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Not words - 

Not actions - 

But heart, mind soul strength 

Weird… and love your neighbor as yourself… but wouldn’t that be automatic?

So it is stated here as a qualifying statement. I.e. your neighbor will know how much you love God by how much you love them! 

Neighbor means whomever you come in contact with! 

What does John 13 say

35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

It would be a fair question to ask your neighbor - again whomever you are around during the day’s activities… how much they think you love God according to how much they feel you love them? THIS IS THE GRADE… THERE IS NO CURVE. YOU GET GRADED ON YOUR LOVE FOR GOD - NOT BY YOUR LOVE FOR GOD - BUT RATHER YOUR LOVE FOR OTHERS!