"Rules Of The House" I First Baptist Cramerton I Wednesday, November 29,2023 I (Part 5 of 6)

Matthew 22:34-40

Love God, Love People

34 The Pharisees learned that Jesus had made the Sadducees look so foolish that they stopped trying to argue with him. So the Pharisees had a meeting. 35 Then one of them, an expert in the Law of Moses, asked Jesus a question to test him. 36 He said, “Teacher, which command in the law is the most important?”

37 Jesus answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and most important command. 39 And the second command is like the first: ‘Love your neighbor[b] the same as you love yourself.’[c] 40 All of the law and the writings of the prophets take their meaning from these two commands.”

Know Your Ancestry

41 So while the Pharisees were together, Jesus asked them a question. 42 He said, “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”

The Pharisees answered, “The Messiah is the Son of David.”

43 Jesus said to them, “Then why did David call him ‘Lord’? David was speaking by the power of the Spirit. He said,

44 ‘The Lord God said to my Lord:
Sit by me at my right side,
and I will put your enemies under your control.[a]’

45 David calls the Messiah ‘Lord.’ So how can he be David’s son?”

46 None of the Pharisees could answer Jesus’ question. And after that day, no one was brave enough to ask him any more questions.

Neighborliness Is Next To Holiness

Leviticus 19: 1, 2, 15-18

1. The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell all the Israelites: I am the Lord your God. I am holy, so you must be holy.

15 “You must be fair in judgment. You must not show special favor to the poor. And you must not show special favor to important people. You must be fair when you judge your neighbor. 16 You must not go around spreading false stories against other people. Don’t do anything that would put your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord.

17 “Don’t secretly hate any of your neighbors. But tell them openly what they have done wrong so that you will not be just as guilty of sin as they are. 18 Forget about the wrong things people do to you. Don’t try to get even. Love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Suggested Daily Bible Readings:

Thursday: Daniel 3:1-18
Friday: Daniel 3:19-30
Saturday: Psalm 63
Sunday: Titus 1:5-16
Monday: Titus 2:7-8, 11-15
Tuesday: John 5:39-47

Verse To Remember:

Leviticus 19:2
2 “Tell all the Israelites: I am the Lord your God. I am holy, so you must be holy.