greatest commandment
Love God foremost
The greatest commandment is the supreme moral principle in a religious tradition.
In Christianity, Jesus identified two: love God completely, and love your neighbor as yourself.
The phrase appears in discussions of religious ethics and priorities: When asked about the greatest commandment, he quoted the Gospel of Matthew.
- love GodSpiritual adoration of divinity
- careAttentive regard for others
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- Old TestamentPre-Christian biblical canon
- JudaismReligion following Mosaic law
morality · New Testament · prayer · Torah · covenant · peace · Golden Rule · do unto others · Sermon on the Mount · charity · empathy · altruism · forgiveness · moral law · Christianity · love thy neighbor · reciprocity · human dignity
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