II Corinthians 4:5-7
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
May 8th
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Matthew 22:37-40
Because God is LIFE, even the only source of life, therefore His number is 1.
The First Commandment is to LOVE the Lord our God with ALL our heart, mind, and strength-in-being. It supersedes all other commandments, rites, and ordinances. And Christ said that upon THIS (commandment) and its corollary injunction
(LOVE thy neighbor as thyself), hinge and pivot the entirety of the LAW!
Because God has begotten the indwelling spirit within man, God is our Father.
Wherefore the first commandment is to LOVE our FATHER with the entirety of one's being.
MAN was created in the image of God (Gen. 1:26).
Discourses #1 (continued tomorrow...)