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All right , guys , we have made it all the way here to Element 10 of A Godly man , but before we get there , let's just talk about what we've hit over the last couple of weeks . Element one of a godly man a godly man has surrendered his life to Christ . Element two a godly man is selfless . Element three a godly man strives for holiness . Element four a godly man is repentant . Element five a godly man loves his wife as Christ loved the church . Element six a godly man is sexually pure . Element seven a godly man protects his mind . Element eight a godly man is humble . And element nine a godly man does not rely on his own strength alone
. So here we are the last element , element 10 of a godly man A godly man loves God and his neighbor .
Speaker 2Let's go right into the scripture today . Let's go to the gospel of Mark , chapter 12 , starting in verse 28 . And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another and , seeing that he answered them well , asked him which commandment is the most important of all ? Jesus answered the most important is
hear , o Israel , the Lord , our God . The Lord is one , and you shall love the Lord , your God , with all of your heart and with all of your soul and with all of your mind and with all of your strength . The second is this you shall love your neighbor as yourself . There is no other commandment greater than these . And the scribe said to him you are right , teacher , you have truly said that he is one and there is no other besides him . And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding , with all the strength , and to love one's neighbor as oneself is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices . And when Jesus saw that , he answered wisely . He said to him you are not far from the kingdom of God . And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions . I'll just say at the very end there I laugh out loud every single time I read that . And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions because he just kept smacking them around . Jesus is just a masterclass , right . But there's actually a line from Matthew's description of this scene that we see in Matthew 22 , verse 40 .
Speaker 2On these two commandments
depend all the law and the prophets . So let's talk about that . All the law . Okay , so that includes the 10 commandments that we see in Exodus 20 . But then it also includes the Jewish tradition , which identifies 613 commandments that are known as the misfat . Okay , so that's 365 negative commandments these are prohibitions , and that corresponds to the number of days in a year . And then you add to that 248 positive commandments these are obligations , and that corresponds to the number of bones or significant parts in the human body . Okay , so that's all the law . That's a lot , but then he says also all the prophets .
Speaker 2So in the Bible we have the five major prophets , that's Isaiah , jeremiah Lamentations , which is traditionally attributed to Jeremiah Ezekiel and Daniel . Then we have the minor prophets , hosea , joel , amos , abadiah , jonah , micah , nahum , habakkuk , zephaniah , haggai , zechariah and Malachi , and so together these form the 17 prophetic books of the Old Testament . But there are other prophets that are in the Old Testament and aside from these , the Old Testament mentions prophets like Moses , elijah , elisha , samuel , nathan , gad , ahijah , shemaiah , edo and Huldah . Okay , so , and there are also groups of unnamed prophets , right , such as the sons of prophets that we see in second Kings , and there are various other prophetic figures . So I say all that to say this , guys , that there were a lot of laws and there were a lot of words passed down by a lot of prophets , okay , but Jesus , in this moment , this is kind of his , his . Like , hey , this is the last play of the game . We're on the two yard line . Lean in , guys , if you don't hear anything else . Like here's the last play . This is what you need to understand . This is where it all boils down to .
So , guys , if you don't remember anything else from the last two weeks here on the daily blade , remember these two things . Number one If you haven't surrendered your life to christ , then none of this matters . Like , why are you even listening to the show ? Because you like how Joby sounds when he talks , you like how I sound when I talk . You know we entertain you sometimes and we give you a little nugget to go on with your day .
Speaker 2But , guys , if you haven't surrendered your life to Christ , that's what you need to be focused on . And that's step one . And the second is this above being selfless , striving for holiness , being repentant , loving your wife as Christ loved the church , being sexually pure , protecting your mind , being humble and refusing to rely on your own strength , you are to one . Love the Lord , your God , with all of your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength . And two love your neighbor as yourself . If you want to crack the code on humanity , on being a good dude or being a godly dude , that's
it . That's the ticket . It's it right there , above everything else , after you've surrendered your life to Christ , love the Lord , your God , with all your heart , with all your soul , with all your mind , with all your strength , and love your neighbor as yourself .
Speaker 2Guys , if you take that mandate seriously , you will spend the rest of your life perfecting it , and it's going to be impossible to get there right . You'll never arrive . It's like oh , I have perfectly loved God with my heart , soul , mind and strength , and I've loved every neighbor as I would myself . You are going to have issues . The sanctification process is long for everybody , longer for others than it is for some , but it's long . It's going to take you the rest of your life , but that should be what you wake up and when your feet hit the floor , that should be the first thing that you think about is I need to love God with my heart , soul , mind and strength , with all of it , and to love my neighbor as myself . Guys , I appreciate you being here with us for the last two weeks .
Speaker 2Element 10 of A Godly man . A godly man loves God and his neighbor . Guys , if you have not shared this show around with buddies that are in your life , do not keep this a secret . Share it around . Have a good weekend and get ready for Joby on Monday .
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