The First Commandment

03.08.16 / News / Author: Martin
Tags: religion

In the Gospel we proclaim in our Masses today (Mark 12.28-34) is a type to talk about Jesus. It's the end of a chapter where the teacher must respond to leading questions of many groups of Israel at the time. In this context, it throws the final question: "What is the first commandment?" Jesus' answer does not refer to one of the 10 commandments or precepts of the crowd that has the Old Testament. Christ answers with a pious prayer that they prayed three times a day: "Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord: and thy love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your spirit and with all your strength. "Full And saying that" the second is: Love your neighbor as yourself. "Against this type welcomes the response and endorses.

Then Jesus, seeing that he had responded so well, he says, "You're not far from the kingdom of God." I called a lot of attention to the response Jesus tells him not far from the Kingdom, but does not tell you that answer is already in the Kingdom. By speaking in this way is only the Scribe in the door without entering. So I wonder: what's imperfect as he has said he deserves this last repair? The drama of this man is that while your questions are high and deep, stands halfway of true religiosity. The scribe asked about the commandments and precepts, with an interesting concern, but that does not capture the essence.