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Great Commandment & Royal Law *
Moses (15th century B.C.) & Jesus Christ (1st century A.D.)
Moses said, "'Hear O Israel: The LORD our GOD, the LORD is one! You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.' And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates." (Deuteronomy 6:4-9. Also 10:12; 11:13-21; 30:6.)

"[Y]ou shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Leviticus 19:18)
Jesus Christ said, "The first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel: The LORD our GOD, the LORD is one! And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." (Mark 12:29-34. Also Matthew 22:34-40. Luke 10:25-28.)
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Quotations noted above are from The Holy Bible.

* The second commandment is called the "royal law" by the Apostle (James 2:8).

The "Great Commandment" to love GOD summarizes man's duties to The Creator. The second commandment, called here the "Royal Law," summarizes man's duties to one another. These duties are amplified in the following "Ten Commandments." When practiced together, the "Great Commandment," "Royal Law," and "Ten Commandments" each strengthen one another.
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