And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
 |
| The ultimate expression of love was Christ's infinite atonement |
The greatest commandments we have been given are to love our Savior with all of our heart and energy, and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
When we live these important commandments, we will naturally desire to live the other commandments God has given us. Because we love our Savior, we will desire to serve Him. Because we love our neighbors, we will have patience and charity toward them.
The gospel of Jesus Christ is centered on love because love is the noblest of human expressions. True love implies service, patience, kindness, gentleness and humility. It even implies a willingness to die for those we love, if necessary.
The ultimate expression of love was Jesus Christ's infinite atonement, which allows us to repent and be forgiven of our sins. Christ willingly suffered for all of our sins, pains and afflictions. How else could this be accomplished but through love?
Every day, we must make important decisions—some big and some small, but almost always of at least some consequence. If we base our decisions in love, just as the Savior would, we will find we are capable of consistently choosing what is right.
No comments:
Post a Comment