READ: MARK 12:30-31 AND GALATIANS 5:14-17; SOAP: GALATIANS 5:14

Mark 12:29-31 New Living Translation

Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. ³⁰ And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ ³¹ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

Galatians 5:14-17 New Living Translation

For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” ¹⁵ But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another.

Living by the Spirit’s Power

So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. ¹⁷ The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.

REFLECTION QUESTION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF? (HINT: IT IS NOT ABOUT LOVING YOURSELF FIRST.)

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