![]() In the introduction to this book, Colson describes his attempt to learn from other Christians what it means to love God: One of the finest books written in recent years is Loving God, written by Chuck Colson. 32:17), and because we can do it thinking that we are actually worshipping God (cf. Idolatry is dangerous because it involves the worship of demons (1 Cor. The final sentence of John’s first epistle (1 John 5:21) is a warning against idolatry. Idolatry is a serious problem, and not just for the Israelite of Old Testament times. We can say, then, that our study is crucial because the test deals with man’s number one priority-his worship of God.īecause the worship of God is primary, false worship is one of the greatest evils man can practice. ![]() If the first and foremost commandment of the Law is to love God, and loving God is explained more fully in the first three commandments, we are dealing with the very essence of the Law in this lesson. Our Lord’s summation of them is given in the gospels:Īnd one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment” (Matthew 22:35-38). The importance of the first three of the ten commandments cannot be overestimated. ![]()
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