Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
God prefaces His law by declaring Himself the only true God of Israel, not to lodge doubt in our minds but to rouse us to His worship and to assure us of His gracious covenant. If the wretched worshippers of idols are seized by eager love for their false gods, what excuse have those who know the true God if they remain cold toward Him?
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All the law and the prophets hang on these two commands; every duty prescribed in Moses or enlarged upon by the prophets reduces to love of God and love of neighbor. Love is the fulfilling of the law, and the substance of the entire written Word turns on this pivot.
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To love God with all your heart means to fix your affections on Him supremely, above all else; with soul, to devote your whole life to His service and die at His command; with mind, to submit your intellect to His will and prefer His teaching to your own reason. Nothing less is asked.
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