'Love Thy Neighbor' - Just What Does That Mean? - Ellis E LaRavia - February 1982

Ellis E LaRavia

The lawyer had talked himself into a corner, and he knew it. He had intended to trick Christ, to somehow embarrass this upstart Nazarene carpenter. But his plan had backfired. He wasn't tempting Christ; rather, Christ was convicting him. The lawyer had asked Christ, "Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (Luke 10:25). Christ turned the question around: "What is written in the law? How readest thou?" (verse 26). Better be careful here, the lawyer thought to himself. Then, in reply to Christ's question, he named the two great commandments: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself' (verse 27). - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library