Loving God

In Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Moses said, “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”

Quoting these words, Jesus Christ declared that loving God is the greatest commandment (Matt. 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34; Luke 10:25-29).

Many parents are not raising godly children.

How do we teach our children to love God?

How do we communicate spiritual values from one generation to the next?

Fulfilling the Great Commandment requires teaching (Deut. 6:7-9). Duty of Moses (Deut. 5:22-33) Duty of Priests (Deut. 33:8-11; cf. Ezek.

44:23) Duty of Parents (Deut. 11:18-21; cf. Eph.

6:4; 2 Tim. 1:5; 3:14-17)

Fulfilling the Great Commandment requires remembering (Deut. 6:10-12).

The people of God must not forget but remember His Power & Provision (Deut. 7:17-19;

8:2, 18) Their Former Servile & Sinful Condition

(Deut. 5:15; 15:15; 24:18; 9:7-8; 24:8-9).

Fulfilling the Great Commandment requires fearing (Deut. 6:13-16; cf. Eccl. 12:13-14).

Reverential fear is characteristic of the righteous (Gen. 22:9-13; 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1), but not of the wicked (Deut. 25:17-19; Ps. 36:1-4).

Fearing God is the duty of commoners (Deut. 10:12-13, 20-21) and kings (Deut. 17:14-20).

It is communicated through precepts (Deut. 6:1-2, 24), sacrifices (Deut. 14:22-27), and feasts (Deut. 31:9-13).

Fulfilling the Great Commandment requires obeying (Deut. 6:17-19).

The necessity of obedience is repeatedly affirmed in the Mosaic Dispensation (Deut. 4:1-2; 7:11; 8:6; 11:1, 13-14, 22-23) and also in the Gospel Age (John 14:15, 21, 23; 15:10; 1 John 5:3; 2 John 6).

Fulfilling the Great Commandment requires repeating (Deut. 6:20-25).

God’s mighty works and word must be continually retold (Exod. 12:23-27; 13:14-16; Josh. 4:1-7; 1 Sam. 7:12-13).

Negligence yields disastrous and fatal consequences (Judg. 2:6-10; 1 Sam. 2:12-17, 22-25; Jer. 9:1-3).