The Greatest Commandment
Everything that Christ spoke is considered a commandment. He set the perfect example for us to follow. Christ’s commandments are the principles
by which we should live our life. All of Christ’s commandments are based on love. Keeping the commandments allows us to remain in his love but our obedience shows our love for Him. We are to share our faith, pray for one another, and be loving, forgiving, kind, encouraging, supportive, humble and honest with others.
Matthew 22:36-41
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
Matthew 5:38-42
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
Matthew 6:1-4
“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Therefore, when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you do merciful deeds, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand does, so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
Matthew 6:19
“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal; 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:25
“Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?’
Matthew 6:33
“But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Matthew 6:34
“Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.”
Mark 8:34
He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”
Mark 11:22
“Have faith in God.”
Luke 6:31
“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.”
Luke 6:37
“Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.”
Luke 12:15
“Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
Luke 14:12-14
“When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back. But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind; and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”
Luke 17:3
“If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.”
John 7:24
“Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
John 13:15
“For I have given you an example, that you should also do as I have done to you.”
John 13:34
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.”
John 14:15
“If you love me, keep my commandments.”
John 15:7
“If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.”