Commandment No. 1 Our study module on Commandment No. 1 tackles the life direction of man.
28 One of the teachers of the Law came… and asked Him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” 29 “The most important one,” answered Y’shua, “is this: Hear, O Isra’el, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” MARK 12
38 This is the first and greatest commandment. MATTHEW 22
The God We Must Love
Who is the God we must love? Is He the devil? Is He an earthly animal, person or thing? Is He the lifeless idol in many altars and churches, chiseled by man out of stone or wood or metal? The answer to the questions is, of course, No.
The Lord Y’shua is the God we must love with all our hearts and with all our souls and with all our minds and with all our strength. There is no other.
Why Y’shua is God
Muslims, Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses believe He was only a prophet. The Iglesia ni Kristo teaches that He was only an emissary of God. Revelation 13:9 says, “He who has an ear, let him hear.”
6 [Messiah Y’shua] who, being in very nature God… PHILIPPIANS 2
15 …is the image [visible likeness] of the invisible God, the first-born over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether throne or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him. 17 [He exists] before all things [were created], and in [union with] Him all things hold together. 18 And He is the Head of the Body, the Church; He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross. COLOSSIANS 1
In Y’shua was found two characteristics exclusive to God:
OMNISCIENT (All-Knowing)
30 His disciples said to Him, “You are all-knowing. You do not even have to hear our questions to answer them.” JOHN 16
OMNIPOTENT (All-Powerful, Almighty)
Y’shua restored the health of lepers at a time when leprosy was yet incurable. He healed all kinds of diseases and infirmities. And while no one in history has given sight to a man born without eyes, He did (John 9:32).
16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Him, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases. MATTHEW 8
31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. MATTHEW 15
Y’shua was life-giving. He brought the dead back to life (eg. Lazarus in John 11:44, the daughter of Jairus in Mark 5:41, and the son of a widow in Nain in Luke 7:15).
Y’shua fed no less than 5,000 with five loaves and 4,000 with seven.
37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterwards the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 38 The number of those who ate was four thousand, besides women and children. MATTHEW 15
Moses had to part the waters of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:5-31) and Prophet Elijah, the Jordan River (2 Kings 2:9), to get to their destinations. Y’shua simply walked over the waters to get to His destination (Matthew 14:25).
Y’shua demonstrated power of command over the five components of creation: the four elements of water, earth, wind and fire (as in Mark 4:39); the plants (as in Matthew 21:18-19); the animals; the humankind; and the celestial beings—both the angels (as in Matthew 4:11) and the demons (as in Luke 4:36).
10 The Messiah is the Head over every power and authority. COLOSSIANS 2Y’shua was the source of all authority and power. To Apostle Peter He gave the power to walk over the waters (Matthew 14:29). To His disciples—past and present—He has given:
§ The power to exercise His powers
12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in Me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. JOHN 14
13 I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. PHILIPPIANS 4
§ The power to overcome Lucifer
19 I have given you authority to overcome all the power of the enemy. LUKE 10
§ The power to bind wicked spirits
19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. MATTHEW 16
§ The power to undo wicked works
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. MATTHEWS 10
17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on the sick, and they will get well. MARK 16
§ The power to forgive sin except blasphemy of the Spirit and deliberate sin
23 If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven. JOHN 20
§ The power to make prayers come true
19 Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three come together in My name, there I am with them. MATTHEW 18It was by Y’shua’s authority that appointed some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be teachers (Ephesians 4:11).
By His omniscience and omnipotence, no doubt Y’shua was “God with us” (Matthew 1:23).
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