Questions
The 1st and 2nd commandments (Mk 12:28-34)
(Questions for meditation)
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Where in the OT is the first commandment from? Do you think that the scribe could guess this commandment? Why? (Deut 6:4-5)
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Where in the OT is the second commandment from? Has the scribe ever asked Jesus what the second commandment was? Why did Jesus mention it? (Lev 19:18)
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Why is the second commandment more important than many other commandments in the OT?
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Is there any relationship between the first and second commandments?
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“Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” (v31) Who is the ‘neighbor’ that Jesus meant? (Luke 10:29-37)
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Why did Jesus feel that the scribe “answered discreetly” (回答得有智慧)(v34) in response to the second commandment?
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Please read Gen 4:1-7. Have you ever committed the same fault as Cain did?
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Jesus said that the scribe was not far from the kingdom of God.(v34) What else did he lack to reach the kingdom of God?
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Who are the ones you think that are far from the kingdom of God?
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Have you ever been able to do the saying "love thy neighbor as thyself"? Can you think of a few things that you have loved someone as yourself?