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thoughts first. Or maybe He just wanted to hear what the man had to say. The lawyer answered brilliantly: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself (10:27). What do you do when someone who is in error about many things in his life answers a question correctly? Should you look for a minor error to bring up so that those around will not see you as sanctioning the false teacher? Do you admit he is right about that but quickly point to all the things he is wrong about? Do you say, You are speaking the truth, but we both know you really dont believe or practice what you said? Let us take our cue from Jesus. He told the man he was correct in what he said: Do this, and you will live (10:28). We say, But wait, Lord, what about all the other things the man needs to do? If a person loves God and his neighbor, he will submit to God in all the other areas of his life. After all, Jesus said, If you love Me, keep My commandments. Most of the difficulties of interpretation on difficult Scriptures could be solved quickly if the beginning point was overwhelming love for God and each other.Keywords:
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