‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, 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. Mark 12:30-31 NABRE Jesus is asked, “Which…
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Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:8 NABRE Paul in the text leading up to the quoted verse emphasizes love as a key characteristic of a Christian and following civil authority is in fact following God’s…
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This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. 1 John 4:21 NABRE John writing to his community about love, has given us much to think about in terms of love. Previously he has said if anyone says he loves God but hates…
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For this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, as you heard from the beginning, in which you should walk. 2 John 1:6 NABRE John the leader of certain Christian communities formed on the teaching of Jesus; shared by John, is writing to a…
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I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:34-35 NABRE In the quoted verse Jesus is sharing a…
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