Narcissists having love, threatens their control over you! They cannot allow themselves to be influenced by or being vulnerable to others through, being loved by someone else or giving love to someone else.
When we love someone we are at their mercy in a sense. When we give love we are vulnerable to rejection.
The easiest thing to do, is not to show love or receive love. In the mind of the narcissist this is the safest place to be.
The very thing they would like to have is love, but they chase away anyone that might bring it to them in order to keep from being accountable to them or influenced by them.
A narcissist would rather be feared and revered than loved. They do not want to show love to anyone else because that allows the person they love a measure of power.
I have seen this many times in my life. The closer someone tries to get to the narcissist the greater the push back to chase the one who loves, away. Tenderness, kindness and empathy are uncomfortable for the narcissist, they prefer worship and fear.
Often the narcissist will "love bomb" when they see someone beginning to leave them. This means they will come back with gifts or flattery for a time to draw us back in, only to resume their old tactics when they feel secure again in the friendship.
We need to continue to pray for wisdom when we have to be around these people. Sometimes God says to remain in their company and other times we are told to walk away and leave them to God. Of course if they are dangerous then we are to leave for our own safety.
More often than not, these people are dangerous to our relationships, they have the ability to destroy our relationships with others by their lies against us.
Let's remember though, if we lose a friend because of the evil of the narcissist, then perhaps God chased away someone who was not really a friend to begin with, a true friend who knows us will not believe the lies of the narcissist.
Proverbs 18:24 "24 A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
We don't need a lot of friends, that usually leads to superficiality and pride. We can have many acquaintances that we enjoy, but one close friend is all anyone needs. If we are alone because of our dedication to Christ, then He can be that best friend.
John 15:14-16 "…14 You are My friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.…"
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Do Not Measure the Ministry
Narcissists run from love and tenderness because to love someone would mean we would have to care about their well being. Caring about another person takes diminishing ourselves in some way to help or encourage them. Narcissists only help people when they can get the glory for it, still completely self serving.
Mother Theresa is a very good example. She was a Catholic working her way to heaven, so entrenched in self that she was willing to tell those she helped that they could add Jesus Christ to their Hinduism in order to gain heaven, she told them they would be a better Hindu by trusting Christ.
Mother Theresa did not have the spiritual strength to tell people that Christ was the only way, first because she didn't know it herself but secondly she wanted the love and approval of the world for what she was doing and she got it by accepting and elevating their pride through encouragement to hang onto the false gods of Hinduism. She was deeply rooted in works salvation, laying heavy burdens on the people to perform to earn their way to heaven.
Matthew 6:1-2 "1 Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be praised by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their reward."
Matthew 23:4-6 "…4 They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. 6 They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,…"
I am convinced we are going to meet many people in heaven who didn't do anything great according to man's standards, they were even rejected and minimized by all those around them, but because they loved God with all their heart and obeyed the little He gave them to do, they will be honored in heaven.
Matthew 19:29-30 "…29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first."
No where in the Word are we told "how much" we are to do. God only speaks about being obedient to His commands and His purpose in our lives. If what we do seems little, but we are obeying God, we can be at peace that we are doing all He told us to do.
Those who build huge ministries for the sake of money as many prosperity preachers are doing today, may not even be born again. We know them, they fleece the flock through lying deceptive words while being wildly popular among the masses. If they do not repent they will go to the fires of hell without reward of any kind. They are of the narcissistic sort who use and abuse others to gain money and fame.
Never measure your ministry or obedience, just do what God told you to do and forget about trying to figure it out. Attempts at figuring it out comes out of pride to see just how good we are, or if we are special in some way. No one is special and no one is good except Christ. Each one must obey God doing what He told them to do and forgetting about the measuring of it.
Isaiah 2:12 "12 The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled), "
James 4:8-10 " 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you."
1 Corinthians 1:31 "31 so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
Mother Theresa is a very good example. She was a Catholic working her way to heaven, so entrenched in self that she was willing to tell those she helped that they could add Jesus Christ to their Hinduism in order to gain heaven, she told them they would be a better Hindu by trusting Christ.
Mother Theresa did not have the spiritual strength to tell people that Christ was the only way, first because she didn't know it herself but secondly she wanted the love and approval of the world for what she was doing and she got it by accepting and elevating their pride through encouragement to hang onto the false gods of Hinduism. She was deeply rooted in works salvation, laying heavy burdens on the people to perform to earn their way to heaven.
Matthew 6:1-2 "1 Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be praised by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their reward."
Matthew 23:4-6 "…4 They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. 6 They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,…"
I am convinced we are going to meet many people in heaven who didn't do anything great according to man's standards, they were even rejected and minimized by all those around them, but because they loved God with all their heart and obeyed the little He gave them to do, they will be honored in heaven.
Matthew 19:29-30 "…29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first."
No where in the Word are we told "how much" we are to do. God only speaks about being obedient to His commands and His purpose in our lives. If what we do seems little, but we are obeying God, we can be at peace that we are doing all He told us to do.
Those who build huge ministries for the sake of money as many prosperity preachers are doing today, may not even be born again. We know them, they fleece the flock through lying deceptive words while being wildly popular among the masses. If they do not repent they will go to the fires of hell without reward of any kind. They are of the narcissistic sort who use and abuse others to gain money and fame.
Never measure your ministry or obedience, just do what God told you to do and forget about trying to figure it out. Attempts at figuring it out comes out of pride to see just how good we are, or if we are special in some way. No one is special and no one is good except Christ. Each one must obey God doing what He told them to do and forgetting about the measuring of it.
Isaiah 2:12 "12 The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled), "
James 4:8-10 " 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you."
1 Corinthians 1:31 "31 so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
Christ is Their Only Hope
We see the narcissistic behavioral mentality in the politicals that run for office these days. "Political Correctness" is the form that narcissists take in their attempt to control the culture. They will mock, demean and harm any way they can, those who do not think as they do. They don't merely bring facts to convince, they work to intimidate and manipulate, forcing others to fear their wrath.
We saw this when a bakery business was targeted for not baking a cake for a homosexual couple. Even though they were merely standing for their own personal convictions, doing no harm to the customers. They were raged at so effectively that they were forced out of business.
The new pressure that has been placed on North Carolina for not allowing transvestites to use women's bathrooms, is another form of narcissistic abuse.
We see this in families when grandparents are not allowed to see their grandchildren over silly and petty disagreements. When adult children withhold love and companionship to cause grief in their parents. Or mock, demean and attempt to control them, showing their contempt for them through devaluing their wisdom.
Narcissists will attempt to make laws such as "hate speech" legislation that punishes those who speak against their mandated ideas. We are not even allowed to say what we believe without being punished for it, this same mentality is pervasive now in our culture in every aspect of life. In politics, in families, in school and even in church. The leaders of these entities have made themselves gods to be worshiped and there is a price to be paid for anyone who does not bow to their authority. Anyone who places God above everyone else, will be made to feel wrong or bad in the attempt to obey God first.
Bakers cannot express their opinion in their own business, women cannot express theirs in the use of their public bathrooms, homosexuals will punish demean and mock anyone who will not praise them for their lifestyle. Parents are not allowed to express their own opinions without retaliation from adult children.
Even if we live our own life, leave them alone and merely express verbally or the written word our own views, we are treated with contempt as though we have no right to our beliefs.
We are expected to be carbon copies of the narcissist, they require unquestioning admiration to them without any form of correction or instruction allowed. Seems a little like worshiping a false god doesn't it. Only these false gods are not dead idols, they are living, breathing human beings who have an ability to make life miserable for anyone who dares to think with their own mind and act as they see fit.
Narcissists characteristics:
They demean those they cannot control, loss of control over someone else makes them angry. Their response to this will cause greater attempts to bring down the one they despise. Even lying against them in an effort to turn others to their side, when they cannot control them, they get others to help in the task.
They criticize anyone who thinks for themselves, they cannot stand that someone else might know more than they do or believe differently, they must feel superior. Their targets are always wrong in their eyes, they can do nothing right without the narcissists input.
They have no sense of respect for the boundaries of others, they make the rules for others, even if they don't live with them, if their standards or rules are not followed, they begin their tactics of demeaning, mocking and isolating.
They judge others over insignificant matters, twisting things to make the target look bad when they did good. There is an anxiety in the narc when others do well, it makes them feel less. Most of us are happy for others when they do well, not the narcissist, it is a source of agitation for someone to be happy, healthy and confident.
Their anger is not based on truth, but on their twisted perceptions.
They don't like to be polite, it places them in a subordinate position. When we defer to others we are submitting to them, narcissists hate this. It is why I don't believe they are born again. How can someone submit to someone they cannot see(God), when they cannot submit to someone they can see in obedience to God.
Ephesians 5:21 "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ."
Narcissists must feel superior to others, they are a legend in their own mind, everyone must fawn over them for them to feel significant. It is never enough for the narcissist to be satisfied with their own accomplishments, they must be elevated, validated and rewarded by others. Anyone who does not do this, will be treated with contempt.
Philippians 2:3 "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;"
They hold petty grudges when they don't get their own way, much like a spoiled child having a tantrum. They will retaliate in vengeful ways in an attempt to get or keep a target in a one down position. They are never happier than when they can make someone who is confident and happy, miserable.
Romans 12:10 "Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor."
Thankfully we can learn the skills to keep ourselves healthy in spite of the antics of the narcissist. The "experts" in our culture are beginning to admit that this nasty phenomena of total self love, is growing leaps and bounds as the next generation has been raised to fight for their rights, love themselves above all others and reject all forms of authority.
Appearances are very important to the narcissist. They must appear more beautiful and more physically fit than others. They are often absorbed in their appearance, the cloths they wear must be in style, their bodies must be skinny and in shape, their need to have the best of everything, in homes and food are all a part of the persona of their absolute perfection. And, they cannot associate with anyone who does not hold to their standard of perfection in their own lives. They only have superficially beautiful people around them, others are not welcome.
John 7:24 "24 Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
Ephesians 3:16 "16 I pray that out of the riches of His glory, He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,"
Matthew 23:27-28
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. "So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
You might ask why I spend so much time on this subject? The answer is this, since this mess mentioned in 2 Timothy 3 is growing exponentially, we are going to have to recognize it and gain the skills necessary to handle it.
Narcissists are very hard to reach for Christ because they are too busy worshiping self, however, God can reach some of them through difficulties that He brings that will remove their pride and arrogance. God will never override their free will, He will however bring circumstances to bear on them that make them see the depravity of their own souls. The solution for them is to take away their confidence in self, realizing their need to be cleansed by Christ is the ONLY solution.
Just as many people hear the gospel and reject it, so will the narcissists. There are though, some of them that will hear and respond, those are the ones for which we pray and to whom we speak.
We saw this when a bakery business was targeted for not baking a cake for a homosexual couple. Even though they were merely standing for their own personal convictions, doing no harm to the customers. They were raged at so effectively that they were forced out of business.
The new pressure that has been placed on North Carolina for not allowing transvestites to use women's bathrooms, is another form of narcissistic abuse.
We see this in families when grandparents are not allowed to see their grandchildren over silly and petty disagreements. When adult children withhold love and companionship to cause grief in their parents. Or mock, demean and attempt to control them, showing their contempt for them through devaluing their wisdom.
Narcissists will attempt to make laws such as "hate speech" legislation that punishes those who speak against their mandated ideas. We are not even allowed to say what we believe without being punished for it, this same mentality is pervasive now in our culture in every aspect of life. In politics, in families, in school and even in church. The leaders of these entities have made themselves gods to be worshiped and there is a price to be paid for anyone who does not bow to their authority. Anyone who places God above everyone else, will be made to feel wrong or bad in the attempt to obey God first.
Bakers cannot express their opinion in their own business, women cannot express theirs in the use of their public bathrooms, homosexuals will punish demean and mock anyone who will not praise them for their lifestyle. Parents are not allowed to express their own opinions without retaliation from adult children.
Even if we live our own life, leave them alone and merely express verbally or the written word our own views, we are treated with contempt as though we have no right to our beliefs.
We are expected to be carbon copies of the narcissist, they require unquestioning admiration to them without any form of correction or instruction allowed. Seems a little like worshiping a false god doesn't it. Only these false gods are not dead idols, they are living, breathing human beings who have an ability to make life miserable for anyone who dares to think with their own mind and act as they see fit.
Narcissists characteristics:
They demean those they cannot control, loss of control over someone else makes them angry. Their response to this will cause greater attempts to bring down the one they despise. Even lying against them in an effort to turn others to their side, when they cannot control them, they get others to help in the task.
They criticize anyone who thinks for themselves, they cannot stand that someone else might know more than they do or believe differently, they must feel superior. Their targets are always wrong in their eyes, they can do nothing right without the narcissists input.
They have no sense of respect for the boundaries of others, they make the rules for others, even if they don't live with them, if their standards or rules are not followed, they begin their tactics of demeaning, mocking and isolating.
They judge others over insignificant matters, twisting things to make the target look bad when they did good. There is an anxiety in the narc when others do well, it makes them feel less. Most of us are happy for others when they do well, not the narcissist, it is a source of agitation for someone to be happy, healthy and confident.
Their anger is not based on truth, but on their twisted perceptions.
They don't like to be polite, it places them in a subordinate position. When we defer to others we are submitting to them, narcissists hate this. It is why I don't believe they are born again. How can someone submit to someone they cannot see(God), when they cannot submit to someone they can see in obedience to God.
Ephesians 5:21 "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ."
Narcissists must feel superior to others, they are a legend in their own mind, everyone must fawn over them for them to feel significant. It is never enough for the narcissist to be satisfied with their own accomplishments, they must be elevated, validated and rewarded by others. Anyone who does not do this, will be treated with contempt.
Philippians 2:3 "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;"
They hold petty grudges when they don't get their own way, much like a spoiled child having a tantrum. They will retaliate in vengeful ways in an attempt to get or keep a target in a one down position. They are never happier than when they can make someone who is confident and happy, miserable.
Romans 12:10 "Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor."
Thankfully we can learn the skills to keep ourselves healthy in spite of the antics of the narcissist. The "experts" in our culture are beginning to admit that this nasty phenomena of total self love, is growing leaps and bounds as the next generation has been raised to fight for their rights, love themselves above all others and reject all forms of authority.
Appearances are very important to the narcissist. They must appear more beautiful and more physically fit than others. They are often absorbed in their appearance, the cloths they wear must be in style, their bodies must be skinny and in shape, their need to have the best of everything, in homes and food are all a part of the persona of their absolute perfection. And, they cannot associate with anyone who does not hold to their standard of perfection in their own lives. They only have superficially beautiful people around them, others are not welcome.
John 7:24 "24 Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
Ephesians 3:16 "16 I pray that out of the riches of His glory, He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,"
Matthew 23:27-28
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. "So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
You might ask why I spend so much time on this subject? The answer is this, since this mess mentioned in 2 Timothy 3 is growing exponentially, we are going to have to recognize it and gain the skills necessary to handle it.
Narcissists are very hard to reach for Christ because they are too busy worshiping self, however, God can reach some of them through difficulties that He brings that will remove their pride and arrogance. God will never override their free will, He will however bring circumstances to bear on them that make them see the depravity of their own souls. The solution for them is to take away their confidence in self, realizing their need to be cleansed by Christ is the ONLY solution.
Just as many people hear the gospel and reject it, so will the narcissists. There are though, some of them that will hear and respond, those are the ones for which we pray and to whom we speak.
Honor God and Others
"A little boy was commanded to sit down by his father, the little boy with boldness and contempt in his voice stated clearly, 'I am sitting down on the outside but standing up on the inside.'"
How many people do what they think is expected of them to get along in the culture, while holding contempt for others. Love expects nothing in return as well as a desire to please the one to which we give.
Luke 6:34-36 "…34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.…"
I suspect many people are giving gifts out of obligation or expecting a return of something they want. The reason for this suspicion is that our culture is becoming more and more lawless as more laws are removed and permissiveness is elevated to a "I have rights" status we are seeing the rebellion that was once only in the heart emerging into actions.
I probably couldn't count the number of times I have encountered people who expressed dismay at having to get a Christmas present for someone because they drew their name in a hat at an office or family party. They really didn't want to have to give to that person, but did it to please onlookers.
I really hate obligatory gifts and so does God. When we give, it ought to be because we feel a love and kinship to someone, not to be able to say to someone else, "I gave them a gift", for purposes of appearances.
I once received a gift from a woman who was aggravated at me for the way I used that gift. I would have rather not received it at all than to have the burden of how they were going to treat me because I didn't use it the way they wanted me to. There were many instances in my life like this, having come from a narcissistic family environment, extended family as well as close family. Let me tell you the story.
An older woman gave me a picture of a vase of flowers, it was a print in a metal frame, that one would purchase at Walmart. I have no problem shopping at Walmart myself, although it was alright, it didn't fit with my colors or the room decor in general.
The woman asked me to take down an expensive grouping of our family portraits from above the couch that were taken at a photo studio. The pictures were arranged over our prominent couch in our living room. I bought the couch to coordinate with the photo array. Her request to remove my expensive photos, that were the centerpiece of the entire room, was shocking to me.
The woman lived in a beautiful home with expensive drapes, real oil paintings and everything in the house was high quality, she would not have put in her house the poster she bought for me.
I was not upset about the poster and it's metal frame, it just didn't fit in my living room with a completely different color scheme and quality of items. Since the poster was kind of large it had to have a large wall, so I chose to put it in the long hall way off of the living room, anyone going to and from the bathrooms or bedrooms would see it.
Later I heard the woman complaining to her husband that I had not placed it where she told me to, sounding as though I had done something wrong or evil.
These sort of encounters are really set ups. When someone knows you went to some effort and expense to make a room the way you like it, then come into your home suggesting to do something different, not even the way they would do it in their own home, I have to believe they wanted to ruin what you have done, otherwise they would never have suggested to undo your decorating to follow their desires.
There are so many things to think about here. Why give a poster and tell the receiver where to put it while choosing the most expensive family portraits to eliminate in favor of the poster?
One thought might be that the giver was setting up the receiver to have to say no to the poster placement, in order to be able to tell others, "she didn't like my gift", which was not true at all. I used it, I just didn't put it where she wanted it.
It has never crossed my mind where someone places a gift I give to them. Once it has been given it no longer exists in my mind, it is theirs now to do with as they please, most of the time I don't even remember what I gave.
The same woman that gave me the poster, had at times returned gifts I had given her because they weren't exactly what she wanted. I felt good with that, why would I care that she traded it for something she liked, after all, isn't that the point of gift giving, that is to please the one receiving it.
Gifts are far too often used as manipulations to create an obligation or a source of pride in oneself to feel that the duty was done or to impress others that they might be praised. Gifts often are also used to create unnecessary drama. We want to please others, however when unreasonable requests are placed on us, we are not obligated to obey them, we can graciously decline to do things the way others want, while thanking them for their gift.
Manipulators will take advantage of those who they know have a sensitive heart. It is good to know, that although we show hospitality and kindness, we are not under responsibility to do everything someone else wants us to do.
A kind and loving person seeks to enhance our lives the way we choose, when it has nothing to do with sin.
Philippians 2:3-4 "3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.…"
Don't we do this with God? We do things for Him that He never asked us to do, that do not please Him, thinking we have done a great thing. We do things our own way, ignoring how God told us to do them, believing we are very special for it, even angry with God that He didn't bless it as we expected, perhaps it doesn't work out the way we told God it must.
Isaiah 55:9 "…8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. 9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts."
Hosea 10:13-14 "13 You have plowed wickedness, you have reaped injustice, You have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your way, in your numerous warriors, 14 Therefore a tumult will arise among your people, And all your fortresses will be destroyed, As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle, When mothers were dashed in pieces with their children.…"
Isaiah 30:1-3 "1 "Woe to the rebellious children," declares the LORD, "Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin; 2 Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt! 3 "Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be your shame And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.…"
When we focus on Christ first, it will be continually in our mind what pleases Him and then what is a blessing to others. Does this sort of sounds familiar to those who knows the Word of God?
Matthew 22:36-40
36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
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