Love The Lord With All Thine Heart

Mark 12:19 - 38

 "Rabbi," they said, "Moses made it a law for us: `If a man's brother should die and leave a wife, but no child, the man shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.'

 There were once seven brothers, the eldest of whom married a wife, but at his death left no family.

1 The second married her, and died, leaving no family; and the third did the same.

 And so did the rest of the seven, all dying childless. Finally the woman also died.

 At the Resurrection whose wife will she be? For they all seven married her."

"Is not this the cause of your error," replied Jesus-- "your ignorance alike of the Scriptures and of the power of God?

 For when they have risen from among the dead, men do not marry and women are not given in marriage, but they are as angels are in Heaven.

 But as to the dead, that they rise to life, have you never read in the Book of Moses, in the passage about the Bush, how God said to him, `I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of dead, but of living men. You are in grave error."

 Then one of the Scribes, who had heard them disputing and well knew that Jesus had given them an answer to the point, and a forcible one, came forward and asked Him, "Which is the chief of all the Commandments?"

"The chief Commandment," replied Jesus, "is this: `Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord;

 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind, and thy whole strength.'

 "The second is this: `Thou shalt love thy fellow man as thou lovest thyself.' "Other Commandment greater than these there is none."

 So the Scribe said to Him, "Rightly, in very truth, Rabbi, have you said that

 and To love Him with all one's heart, with all one's understanding, and with all one's strength, and to love one's fellow man no less than oneself, is far better than all our

 Perceiving that the Scribe had answered wisely Jesus said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one from that time forward ventured to put any question to Him.

 But, while teaching in the Temple, Jesus asked, "How is it the Scribes say that the Christ is a son of David?

 David himself said, taught by the Holy Spirit, "`The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand, until I have made thy foes a footstool under thy feet.'

 "David himself calls Him `Lord:' how then can He be his son?" And the mass of people found pleasure in listening to Jesus.

 Moreover in the course of His teaching He said, "Be on your guard against the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes and to be bowed to in places of public resort,

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