Friday, April 7, 2017

Inner love

Deuteronomy 6:1-8:20

Inner love

At the heart of the Old Testament, as of the New Testament, is love. 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength' (6:5). The Hebrew words here are much broader than any translation can fully capture, something that is probably reflected in the New Testament using a fourfold translation (heart, soul, strength, mind). The phrase is meant to sum up the whole of life, including both mind and will.

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