Renewing Your Mind The Great Commandment
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Mar 1, 2026 
R.C. Sproul, Reformed theologian and founder of Ligonier Ministries, delivers an expository sermon on Mark. He explores which commandment is first, explains the Shema and the meaning of Yahweh, and emphasizes loving God for who He is, with heart, soul, strength and mind. He contrasts human failure with Christ’s perfect keeping of the commandment.
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Great Commandment Summarized In The Shema
- Jesus identifies the chief duty of humans as loving God with all heart, soul, mind, and strength and loving neighbor as self.
- R.C. Sproul ties Jesus' answer to the Shema from Deuteronomy as the foundational summary of obligation.
Classroom Engagement Story Shows Love For The Person
- R.C. Sproul recounts a classroom story where a student ultimately says she loves John simply because he is John.
- The anecdote illustrates loving someone for who they are, not merely for enumerated qualities or benefits.
Love God For Who He Is
- True love for God is loving Him for who He is, not for gifts or benefits received.
- Sproul argues spiritual progress requires loving God as inherently lovely and worthy of our undiluted affection.