Jesus Tells us the Second Great Commandment "LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF" "...A lawyer, asked Jesus a question, testing Him, and "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, saying, 36 Teacher, which is the great commandment become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take in the law?" 37 Jesus said to him, You shall love the has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17). "He who loves care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I Lord your God with all your heart...8 This is the first another has fulfilled the law" (Romans 13:8). and great commandment. 9 And the second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." On these two commandments hang all the Law and the "A certain lawyer [an expert in the law of God] stood mercy on him. Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do Prophets" (Matthew 22:35-40). come again, I will repay you.' 36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves? 37And he said, He who showed Who is my neighbor? up and tested Jesus, saying. "Teacher, what shall I do likewise' (Luke 10:25-37). to inherit etemal life?" 26 He said to him, 'What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?" 27 So Jesus said, "Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You Why do we fail to love our neighbor? "When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, he answered and said, 'You shall love the Lord your must be bom again" (John 3:7). the results are very clear...hostility, quarreling, God with all your heart...and love your neighbor as jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, yourself." 2* And He said to him, 'You have answered dissension, division, 21 envy...and other sins like rightly; do this and you will live. 29 But he, wanting to these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that Justify himself, said to Jesus, 'And who is my for my sins, and that He arose alive again on the third anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the neighbor?" 0 Then Jesus answered and said: 'A certain day. I repent of my sins and ask Your forgiveness. I Kingdom of God" (Galatians 5:19-21 NLT). Pray to God Like This "Dear God, I believe Jesus died on the cross to pay man...fell among thieves, who stripped him of his accept Jesus as my Savior and Lord, and ask that You clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him save me from sin and death. I receive the gift of "Letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came eternal life by faith in Christ, and I believe my sins are death. But letting the [Holy] Spirit control your mind down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by forgiven. Thank You God for saving me and giving me leads to life and peace. For the sinful nature is always on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite [a religious the Holy Spirit; in the name of Jesus. Amen. hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it teacher), when he arrived at the place, came and never will. 8 That's why those who are still under the looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a control of their sinful nature can never please certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he God" (Romans 8:6-8 NLT). "What is causing the was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 So quarrels and fights among you? Don't they come from he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on the evil desires at war within you?" (James 4:1 NLT). oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, Jesus said, "You must be born again" (John 3:3). brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the Ambassadors for Christ P. O. Box 937, Madison, CT 06443 email: EnterTheStraitGate@yahoo.com Paid for by Ambassadors for Christ Jesus Tells us the Second Great Commandment "LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF" "...A lawyer, asked Jesus a question, testing Him, and "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, saying, 36 Teacher, which is the great commandment become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take in the law?" 37 Jesus said to him, You shall love the has begun!" (2 Corinthians 5:17). "He who loves care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I Lord your God with all your heart...8 This is the first another has fulfilled the law" (Romans 13:8). and great commandment. 9 And the second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." On these two commandments hang all the Law and the "A certain lawyer [an expert in the law of God] stood mercy on him. Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do Prophets" (Matthew 22:35-40). come again, I will repay you.' 36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves? 37And he said, He who showed Who is my neighbor? up and tested Jesus, saying. "Teacher, what shall I do likewise' (Luke 10:25-37). to inherit etemal life?" 26 He said to him, 'What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?" 27 So Jesus said, "Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You Why do we fail to love our neighbor? "When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, he answered and said, 'You shall love the Lord your must be bom again" (John 3:7). the results are very clear...hostility, quarreling, God with all your heart...and love your neighbor as jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, yourself." 2* And He said to him, 'You have answered dissension, division, 21 envy...and other sins like rightly; do this and you will live. 29 But he, wanting to these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that Justify himself, said to Jesus, 'And who is my for my sins, and that He arose alive again on the third anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the neighbor?" 0 Then Jesus answered and said: 'A certain day. I repent of my sins and ask Your forgiveness. I Kingdom of God" (Galatians 5:19-21 NLT). Pray to God Like This "Dear God, I believe Jesus died on the cross to pay man...fell among thieves, who stripped him of his accept Jesus as my Savior and Lord, and ask that You clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him save me from sin and death. I receive the gift of "Letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came eternal life by faith in Christ, and I believe my sins are death. But letting the [Holy] Spirit control your mind down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by forgiven. Thank You God for saving me and giving me leads to life and peace. For the sinful nature is always on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite [a religious the Holy Spirit; in the name of Jesus. Amen. hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it teacher), when he arrived at the place, came and never will. 8 That's why those who are still under the looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a control of their sinful nature can never please certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he God" (Romans 8:6-8 NLT). "What is causing the was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 So quarrels and fights among you? Don't they come from he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on the evil desires at war within you?" (James 4:1 NLT). oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, Jesus said, "You must be born again" (John 3:3). brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the Ambassadors for Christ P. O. Box 937, Madison, CT 06443 email: EnterTheStraitGate@yahoo.com Paid for by Ambassadors for Christ