Greatest Commandments

False worldviews demonstrate God’s sovereignty Jesus said the great and foremost commandment was “…You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…” (Matt. 22:37). It’s a restatement of the sense of the first four of the Ten Commandments, which deal with man’s obligation to God. Those who love God won’t honor false gods or idols or take God’s name in vain. Rather, they will love him, worship him, and glorify him as the One and only true God. To love God above all else is man’s greatest obligation…

God’s Moral Law

God’s moral law is the totality of his timeless and universal commandments and principles for living. Its nature is the reflection of God’s goodness. The law may be summed up as “Do Good.” The qualifiers “timeless” and “universal” are included to avoid confusion with commandments God gave that were limited to particular people, at particular times, to serve a particular purpose. For instance, as part of the Mosaic Law, God forbade the Israelites from eating the fat of oxen, sheep, and goats: The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, You shall eat no fat,…