What is the greatest commandment in the Bible?

When someone asked Jesus this question, his answer was simple:

1. Love God
2. Love Your Neighbor

LOVE GOD

The first and greatest commandment is to love God. Jesus quotes the Shema from Deuteronomy 6:4-5, which the Jewish people recited every day:

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might."

How should we love God? Drawing from the Shema, Jesus says to love God with all your:
Heart
Soul
Mind
Strength

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

How do we love our neighbor?

Love your neighbor as yourself.

Love others as you would have them love you. The meaning goes beyond the Golden Rule to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Jesus commands us to LOVE God as ourselves.

These two greatest commandments are the key to getting to heaven.

THE GREAT COMMANDMENT & THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

Finally, these two commandments summarize the Ten Commandments. The first three commandments teach us to love God. The last seven commandments are summarized by the commandment to love our neighbors.

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