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NASB | Luke 4:8 Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 4:8 Jesus replied to him, "It is written and forever remains written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE ONLY HIM.'" [Deut 6:13; 10:20] |
Subject: What is the relevance of OT practices? |
Bible Note: God's law is God's law, but it wasn't what the experts in the law thought. It was a surprise to learn that God's law was just a law about love. As see in Matthew 22, Jesus simplified the "law" merely into a command about love. 36"Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?" 37Jesus replied, " You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. [e] 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself. 40All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments". This is what Jeremiah meant when he said that God would write the law in their hearts. But you can forget about that being things like burnt offerings. And indeed, this is why you don't see any Christians of today bothering with burnt offerings, and also except in the case of the 7th day advantists, most Christians worship on Sunday rather than the traditional Sabboth day of the Jews. It also greatly simplifies all the commands of God, since you just run it through this simple test, and if your act or failure to act doesn't meet this simple requirement, then you need not bother checking any other part of the Bible. |