"The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”
A Bible commentary is a series of notes explaining the meaning of passages of Scripture. A commentary may explain the language used in a section of text. Or it may discuss the historical background. Almost all commentaries attempt to explain the passage in terms of some system of theology. In other words, the commentary is an explanation of how the Bible fits together and what it means.
In Matthew 22 JESUS was basicly saying that the Bible is like a commentary. The focal point of the commentary is to teach people two ideas. #1 There is a GOD and people need to respect that idea. #2 Thoes other people that are around you...thoes people need to be dealt with out of Love and respect.
I have visited churches of a few diffrent beliefs, and I feel that I have my prefrences. But at the end of the day people need to be taught to Love GOD and Love there fellow man. Although there are certain so called 'christian denominations' that I do not think teach Love GOD and Love man.
The simple idea of promoting Love is not just found in Matthew 22. James 1:27 says "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world."
According to James 1, he could have talked about anything. The number of church pews were not mentioned...I dont know what James was thinking when he did not mention which style of worship was the best, and its a sham that he did not mention the baptistry. In fact about the only thing that was mentioned was 'care for the needy/down and out.
I believe that is what JESUS meant in John 13:34-35 when HE said "new" (the whole Bible is a funnel. The funnel drains down to one overarching concept *LOVE*) 34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
So lets discus, feel free to write me back with what you think "new" means (The Greek adjective "kainos" is used to describe something that is new in nature, different from the usual, better than the old, or unprecedented. It often implies a qualitative newness, emphasizing the freshness or uniqueness of the object or concept it describes. In the New Testament, "kainos" is frequently used to convey the transformative and renewing work of God through Jesus Christ, highlighting the new covenant, new creation, and new life believers have in Him.)
