The Greatest

Of The

Commandments

The Twelve Apostles

The Greatest Of The Commandments
And then an honest scribe came forth and said to Jesus, “Lord, you speak as one whom God has sent, and may I ask, Which is the greatest and the first of the Commandments of the Law?”
And Jesus said, “The first is Hear O Israel, the Lord your God is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your soul and with all your strength; And the second is this, You shall love your neighbour as yourself. These are the greatest of the Ten Commandments, and on them hang the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms.”

The scribe replied, “My soul gives witness that you speak the truth, for love fulfils the law, and far surpasses burnt offerings and sacrifice.”
And Jesus said to him, “Behold, you have solved a mystery; you are within the kingdom and the kingdom is in you.”

And then an honest scribe came forth and said to Jesus, “Lord, you speak as one whom God has sent, and may I ask, Which is the greatest and the first of the Commandments of the Law?”
And Jesus said, “The first is Hear O Israel, the Lord your God is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your soul and with all your strength; And the second is this, You shall love your neighbour as yourself. These are the greatest of the Ten Commandments, and on them hang the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms.”

The First And Greatest

And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that He answered them well, asked Him, “Which commandment is the first and greatest of all?”

Jesus answered, “The first and greatest is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’

“The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

And the scribe said to Him, “You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that God is one, and there is no other but He; and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbour as oneself.”

And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to the man, “You are not far from the kingdom of God. These two commandments you shall keep, in addition to all your free will gifts, regular offerings and burnt sacrifices. Do these two, before, during and after presenting your gifts, offerings and sacrifices. In life, every good thing, whether great or small, is both good and necessary. Therefore, do not consider any law great or small, because as a great sin leads to condemnation and hell fire, even so a small sin can lead many more to condemnation and hell fire, because people belittle the small sins that are mighty in consequences. ” And after that no one dared to ask Him any question. Mark 12:28-34

Explanations:

Righteousness means the following:

1. The character of God, whether written or not.

2. The behaviour of God.

3. The habit of God.

4. The way God does things.

To love God means to live a righteous life. That means to follow the paths of righteousness, which include:

1. To do the will of God.

2. To follow the footsteps of God.

3. To keep the original Ten Commandments.

4. To observe the Seven Annual Festivals of God, as written in Leviticus 23, which festivals Jesus attended.

5. To remain steadfast in the way of the Truth, the way of salvation, the Sabbath way of life and worship.

6. To live a life of Truth, righteousness and holiness.

7. To live a holy life, by accepting whatever that God accepts, and by rejecting whatever that God rejects.

8. To obey the word of God in every aspect of your life: education, business, politics, governments, tourism, etc. many people fail to live up to this expectation.

9. To obey the guidance, directives and leading of the Holy Spirit.

10. To love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind means to live a righteous life always and everywhere.

11. To read and study Yahweh's Book Of Life.

12. To study and practice Spiritual Science.

13. To abide by all the laws, statutes and precepts of God.

The First And Greatest Commandments

All the above mentioned list is the meaning of the first and greatest commandment.

Hear O Israel, The Lord Your God Is One

God is one, and yet many. Even as one fire can spread into many separate wildfires, and as one candlelight can spread into several candlelights.

Even as water is water, and yet there are many waters in the world.

God is omnipotent, and therefore, he remains one God but manifest in many ways. This is because the word of God is God, and by the same word He created all things. By creation, God became all good things, by His infinite power, knowledge and wisdom. That is why this Holy Book says, “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. The light was from God and the light was God.”

Again, this Holy Book says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.”

Every created thing has the ability to increase and multiply, by reproducing itself, because it inherited this power from God, from the word of God. Likewise, God moulded the body of man, and when He breathed into the body and man became a living soul, because God became man then. That is why man is a perfect God. And that is why you humanity are the children of God, the sons of the living God.

D plants bear witness of this fact, because one plant can reproduce itself into several separate planes, just as banana and other fruits do. And just as one animal can reproduce its kind several times.