Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Matthew 22:34-40
by: Ellen Olson.
Love is the core message of Christianity—God’s love for us, our love for God, and our love for others. Love is why we were made and given freedom to choose sin. Love is why God continued to lead Israel through both the good and the bad. Love is why Jesus came to earth and died on the cross. Jesus emphasized the importance of love in this passage. If we love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind and love our neighbor as we love ourselves, the world will be much closer to the one envisioned at creation.