Loving God, Loving Others
Our Mission is to be a community of believers in Jesus Christ, devoted to loving God, loving others and making disciples.
How does this work out in everyday life?
‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength.’ This command, written in Deutoeronomy 6, is not specifically one of the Ten Commandments, but it was a verse Jesus quoted when asked ‘Which is the greatest commandment?’
It was a test question posed by the Pharisees in order to catch Him out, but Jesus was more than equal to the question. In fact, He went on to quote another verse, this time from Leviticus 19,- also not one of the Ten Commandments! – to confound them further: ‘The second is like it: Love your neigbour as yourself.’
Jesus then made the triumphant assertion: ‘All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.’
It’s clear from those words of Jesus that loving God and loving others go together.