Title: Love Your Neighbour as Yourself.

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Scripture focus: And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 
Matthew 22:39 KJV

Devotion: Jesus summarized the law and the prophets with two great commandments: “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. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbour as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39).  
   To love one’s neighbour is not merely an emotion but a deliberate choice to act in their best interest. Paul echoes this truth when he writes: “Love does no harm to a neighbour; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law” (Romans 13:10). A person who truly loves others will not steal from them, lie against them, or commit violence against them. Instead, he will protect them, seek their good, and live peaceably with all (Hebrews 12:14).  
   Yet Scripture makes clear that good deeds alone are not sufficient for salvation. Jesus Himself declared: “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). Acts of kindness reflect God’s love, but eternal life is granted only through faith in Christ. As Paul reminds us: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9).  
    Therefore, the path to heaven is twofold:  
- Loving God with all that we are.  
- Loving our neighbours as ourselves.  
    But above all, salvation rests on accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. Good works flow naturally from this faith, as James teaches: “Faith without works is dead” (James 2:26). True love for God and neighbours is the evidence of a heart transformed by Christ, and such a person has the blessed hope of eternal life.  

Share your thoughts here and please kindly share this with your neighbours and contacts.
©Dr. Joel Olanrewaju, gbemide09@gmail.com. 

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