"Instruct me, O Jehovah, about your way. I will walk in your truth."

[Bible Speaks]

"Instruct me, O Jehovah, about your way. I will walk in your truth.

Unify my heart to fear your name." (Ps. 86:11)

Laws Based on Love

The essence of all of Jehovah’s laws and regulations can be summed up in a single word: love. That has always been and will always be an essential part of pure worship. 

When asked which was the greatest commandment in the Law, Jesus answered: “Love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.” The second was: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” He then said: “On these two commandments the whole Law hangs, and the Prophets.” (Matthew 22:35-40) 

Jesus thus indicated that, not just the Law with the Ten Commandments, but the entire Hebrew Scriptures were based on love.

Is love of God and neighbor also central to the law in the hearts of Christians? Absolutely! 

The law of the Christ involves a heartfelt love of God and includes a new command—Christians are to have self-sacrificing love for one another. 

They are to love as Jesus did, and he willingly laid down his life in behalf of his friends. He taught his disciples to love God and to love one another, just as he loved them. 

The outstanding love they show toward one another is the main identifying quality by which true Christians can be recognized. (John 13:34, 35; 15:12, 13) Jesus even instructed them to love their enemies. (Matthew 5:44)

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