The Top Two Commandments
 

Most of you guys would not support a bill in Congress to make the Ten Commandments law. At least that's how the vote has gone, so far. (See http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com...ad.php?t=24134) But how about Jesus' famous Top Two?

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Would these make good laws?

Re: The Top Two Commandments
 

Most of our laws are based on #2.

Re: The Top Two Commandments
 

"Yes" jumps out of the gate, leaving the others in the dust!

Re: The Top Two Commandments
 

No.

If you love God, you'll keep His commandments. A love for God should be the motivation for obedience. Not fear of reprisal, fines, imprisonment or worse.

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:thumbsup

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Like eternal torment, e.g.? ;)

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no.

i like to keep my politics separate from my heretics.:)

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Voted - No.

"The doctrines thus delivered we call the revealed or divine law, and they are to be found only in the holy scriptures... [and] are found upon comparison to be really part of the original law of nature. Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws; that is to say, no human laws should be suffered to contradict these." - Sir William Blackstone

Re: The Top Two Commandments
 

Yes, both of them! :IAM
Just "Love the Lord" :bedtime
Just "Love thy neighbour" :bedtime
No :helicopter
Something else (please explain) :bedtime

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One of which is "you must love God". So, if you love God, you will love God. :thumbsup