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The Great Commandment (Matt. 22:34-40) January 27, 2019

If someone asked you what's the main purpose of the Bible what would you say? The Sadducces read the Bible for knowledge but they had a missing link. The purpose of Scripture is to make us more like Jesus. The purpose of Scripture isn't just to know things, but to be transformed, to be more like Jesus.                         34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.  35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him.  36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”  The Pharisees saw Jesus shut down the Sadducces in our scripture passage last week.   Pharisees had 631 commandments they followed and they were all ranked in order of importance! We don't rank Scripture but we do talk a lot about who's the greatest athlete, sports team, etc... But, there's always someone else who has a different opinion who thinks differently than you. So, what's the most importan