In Judaism, there are 613 biblical commandments, and the Talmud says that the chief commandment of all is study.
In Judaism, there are 613 biblical commandments, and the Talmud says that the chief commandment of all is study.
Be unselfish. That is the first and final commandment for those who would be useful and happy in their usefulness. If you think of yourself only, you cannot develop because you are choking the source of development, which is spiritual expansion through thought for others.
There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice.
If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice.
The commandment of God is, that we love Our Lord in all our heart, in all our soul, in all our thought.
The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' does not say it's O.K. to kill some people and not others.
Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.
I believe honor thy mother and father is not just a good commandment to live by, it is good public policy to govern by. That is why I feel so strongly about Medicare.
And the first commandment of feminism is: I am woman; thou shalt not tolerate strange gods who assert that women have capabilities or often choose roles that are different from men's.
Have I commandment on the pulse of life?
If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: "Thou shalt not ration justice."
How did Abraham know that it was God that bid him offer his son, being a breach of the sixth commandment?
I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings.
And that's really what's happening in this country is a violation of the First Commandment. We have become a country entrenched in idolatry, and that idolatry is the dependency upon our government. We're supposed to depend upon God for our protection and our provision and for our daily bread, not for our government.
On the question of relating to our fellowman - our neighbor's spiritual need transcends every commandment. Everything else we do is a means to an end. But love is an end already, since God is love.
The first and great commandment is, don't let them scare you.
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