Verse 5
5. Love the Lord thy God This comprehensive requirement Christ calls the first and great commandment. And by its side he places the requirement to love our neighbours as ourselves. Leviticus 19:9. On these two hang all the law and the prophets. Comp. Matthew 22:37-40; Mark 12:29-31; Luke 10:27. The whole significance of the Scriptures as a rule of life is embodied in these requirements.
With all thine heart The commandment excludes all division of affection. Love to God must be engrossing. The word we translate heart is used to denote the centre of all moral activity, not merely the seat of the affections.
With all thy soul The word for soul is used to denote the entire personality: love to God must pervade the entire man.
With all thy might With all the power God has given man. What higher demand could be made?
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