In this August 20, 2023 sermon, Michael Gowens considers the Lord Jesus Christ's reply to a legal question in Matthew 22:37-40. The question, stridently debated among the various rabbinic schools, concerned the most important commandment in the Law. Jesus replies by reaffirming the Jewish Shema (from Deut. 6:4-5), asserting that love for God is the first and great commandment.