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<blockquote>One of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him. “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
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<sacredtext>Matt. 22:35-40</sacredtext>
Jesus said to him,“‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
 
This is the first and great commandment. A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
 
The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments." (Matt. 22:35-40)</blockquote>
 
  
 
Jesus did not change the definition of love between the Old and New Testaments (see Matt. 5:17-19). Therefore, God's law in both Testaments teaches us the definition of "love."  
 
Jesus did not change the definition of love between the Old and New Testaments (see Matt. 5:17-19). Therefore, God's law in both Testaments teaches us the definition of "love."  

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Jesus did not change the definition of love between the Old and New Testaments (see Matt. 5:17-19). Therefore, God's law in both Testaments teaches us the definition of "love."

Love -- the scriptural category -- is not merely an emotion. It is an evaluation of an action. In scripture, for example, "rebuking your neighbor" is a "loving" thing to do. Physically chastising your child when they sin is a loving act.

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