“Love God. Love People.”

"There’s a phrase, there’s a mantra that is going around now that is presumed to be a simplification of the gospel. And it is ‘Love God… Love People’. The irony here could not be greater…

'Love God, Love People' is actually an abbreviation of Jesus' teaching on the greatest commandment.

Here's the great irony... 'Jesus what is the greatest commandment?' and it was a legitimate question. There were legitimate arguments and some would've argued that the 1st commandment was the greatest commandment and that all the others rested on the 1st commandment. Some would've argued the 5th commandment was the greatest cause it was the bridge between the 1st and 2nd tables of the law.

Others would have argued that the 10th commandment in coveting was the greatest commandment cause ultimately all of your sin arises out of your coveting.

So, 'Jesus, what's the greatest commandment?'

Is he gonna say one, is he gonna say five, is he gonna say ten?

And Jesus looks at them and says: 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your mind.'

Which by the way is a summary of the first table of the law.

Jesus what is the greatest commandment?... 'I'm gonna have to say 1-4.'

And then the other shoe drops...

He says 'the second is like it, love your neighbor as yourself' which is a summary of the second table of the law.

So, here's how the conversation went...

'Jesus, which commandment is the greatest commandment?'

His response:

'I'm gonna have to say 1-4, followed closely by 5-10.'

Folks the ubiquitous saying:
'Love God, Love People' is actually a summary of the law...
The WHOLE Law!"

-Voddie Baucham