One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The L ORD our God is the one and only L ORD . And you must love the L ORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” -mark 12:28-31 Jesus was pretty clear about it. when you boil it all down to its rawest, most basic form, the rules for good living are pretty plain: love God, and love your neighbor. these ideas are pretty counter-cultural. i mean, you don't find these "laws" written into the fabric of the way we do politics or business, do yo
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