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28 - A scribe came up and heard them disputing about resurrection, and hearing Jesus answer so well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important one?” 29 And Jesus answered, “The most important one is, ‘Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God is one.” {Especially important in the ancient time of plural gods, the time of “the gods”. That God was not one of the plural ‘gods’, that were in the likeness of present imperfect humanity.} 30 “And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul [psyche], with all your mind, and with all your strength.’” {With all our very being. Logical since God iS life.. and Love.} 31 “The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no greater commandment than these.” 32 And the scribe said, “You are right, Teacher! You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” {Those to appease the human conscience. We know we’re flawed. When we mess up we know it. And we will, unless a psychopath, sabotage and punish ourselves, perhaps sneakily like a monster coming out from hiding under the bed.}
34 And Jesus, knowing the scribe had answered wisely, said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that no one dared to ask him any more questions.
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Tomorrow - Luke 20:41-47
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