Hello brothers and sisters in Christ! Perhaps the most fundamental root (or belief) of our Christian faith is LOVE. Jesus is our Messiah, and He taught us that the greatest commandment is to love God and to love others (Mt. 22:37). There are many dimensions to this love…and we each have different gifts to use in expressing our love.

I have learned that an essential element of love for God is expression of obedience to His commands (1 Jn. 5:3). And it turns out, John did not invent this concept…rather, it comes straight out of Dt. 6 (quoted by Jesus in Mt. 22:37).

Dt. 6 states that we should love God with ALL our heart, soul, and strength (Dt. 6:4-5). Jesus called this the GREATEST commandment.

And in context, we find that this love for God (in Dt. 6) is properly expressed through obedience to ALL God’s commands in the Torah (Dt. 6:25). John evidently agrees (1 Jn. 5:3).

But now we have a problem to discuss! Many of our beloved Christian brethren (perhaps unintentionally) disregard and disobey elements of the very Torah which should be obeyed (according to Dt. 6 quoted by Jesus in Mt. 22:37).

What can we do to encourage others to obey ALL presently observable Torah portions as a true and faithful expression of our love for God as commanded by Jesus?