Scripture Points — Living a Life of Love

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By Arthur W. Lindsley on August 5, 2009 ,

Scripture Points: Living a Life of Love

Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”

1. Jesus points to this as the greatest of God’s commands (Matthew 22:36).
2. We are to love God with our whole being—heart, soul, and strength.
3. This is later said to sum up all the Law and Prophets (Matthew 22:40).

Leviticus 19:18 “…you shall love your neighbor as yourself…”

1. This is referred to by Jesus as the second part of the “great” command.
2. “Love God” (Deuteronomy 4:5) could be said to sum up the first half of the Ten Commandments (1-4) and “Love neighbor” (Leviticus 19:18) the second half (5-10).
3. In the preceding verse (17) we are commanded not to hate, though we can reprove our neighbor. . .

 

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Arthur W. Lindsley

Senior Fellow for Apologetics, CSLI Arthur W. Lindsley is the Vice President of Theological Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Works, & Economics. He has served at the C.S. Lewis Institute since 1987 both as President until 1998 and currently as Senior Fellows for Apologetics. Formerly, he was director of Educational Ministries at the Ligonier Valley Study Center, and Staff Specialist with the Coalition for Christian Outreach. He is the author of C.S. Lewis's Case for Christ, True Truth, Love: The Ultimate Apologetic, and co-author with R.C. Sproul and John Gerstner of Classical Apologetics, and has written numerous articles on theology, apologetics, C.S. Lewis, and the lives and works of many other authors and teachers. Art earned his M.Div. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Pittsburgh.  

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