5/25/11 My breath prayer for today are the words of Jesus, from John 14:15, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments." There are many commandments in the Bible. The list of 10 commandments from Exodus or Deuteronomy come to mind. In the Old Testament, these were expanded to 613 commandments, as the 10 general principles were applied to different situations. For example, "you shall not kill," raised the question of involuntary manslaughter, and so another commandment was issued.
In the New Testament there are several commandments given by Jesus in the Gospels. But in John's Gospel, Jesus only offers one commandment: that we love one another like He has loved us. It is interesting how this one commandment cuts through all of our defenses and excuses and gets to the very heart of Jesus' message. If we could but follow that one commandment, what a different world we might see.
Love,
Lynn
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AMEN to that!
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