The Front Porch June 29, 2023

“One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered well, he asked him, ‘Which commandment is the first of all?’ Jesus answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

There is no other commandment greater than these.” – Mark 12:28-34

“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” – John 13:34-35

“And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.” – 1 Corinthians 13:13

“Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.” – 1 John 4:7-8

The Front Porch June 29, 2023, Issue 97