Topic: Do You Get It?

A Pharisee, trying to trap Jesus, questions Jesus about the greatest commandment. Christ's answer goes to the heart of His ministry and life.

Mark 12:28-34 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "of all the commandments, which is the most important?" 29. "the most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' 31. The second is this: 'love your neighbor as yourself.' there is no commandment greater than these." (NIV)

Jesus then sharply criticizes both sects for having failed to grasp the true meaning of worship and service before God. We think we understand our Bible. We think we understand the meanings, purposes, and designs of our scriptural truths. The Pharisees of Jesus day would have railed in indignation had anyone suggested they did not understand their religious texts. Are we any different? For if we are different, we must be open to learning more about our scriptural truths. If we think we "get it" or if we think we have already "gotten it", we probably haven't gotten anything…just like the Pharisees had not "gotten it."

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