John Burke
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Which I think means that all of that, the law and the prophets and the history of the Old Testament and humanity and all that comes to fulfillment in Jesus. And then he becomes, and his teaching becomes the lens to look back and understand and interpret the less clear. So for instance, he was asked, how do you sum up the whole Old Testament? What's most important? Right? This is Matthew 22.
Which I think means that all of that, the law and the prophets and the history of the Old Testament and humanity and all that comes to fulfillment in Jesus. And then he becomes, and his teaching becomes the lens to look back and understand and interpret the less clear. So for instance, he was asked, how do you sum up the whole Old Testament? What's most important? Right? This is Matthew 22.
And he says, the first and most important command is to love God with all you've got. And, you know, so he's quoting Deuteronomy 6, 4, the Shema, the creed of Judaism. Love God. You know, there's only one God. The second is like it, love your neighbor as yourself. That's in Leviticus. So he's quoting the Torah, the Old Testament. And then he says...
And he says, the first and most important command is to love God with all you've got. And, you know, so he's quoting Deuteronomy 6, 4, the Shema, the creed of Judaism. Love God. You know, there's only one God. The second is like it, love your neighbor as yourself. That's in Leviticus. So he's quoting the Torah, the Old Testament. And then he says...
And he says, the first and most important command is to love God with all you've got. And, you know, so he's quoting Deuteronomy 6, 4, the Shema, the creed of Judaism. Love God. You know, there's only one God. The second is like it, love your neighbor as yourself. That's in Leviticus. So he's quoting the Torah, the Old Testament. And then he says...
do these and you fulfill all the commands of Scripture. Which basically means all the rest of the commands of Scripture are commentary on what love actually looks like. Okay, okay. So I agree with Lee, though. There are great tools out there now. I mean... I read the Bible on my phone.
do these and you fulfill all the commands of Scripture. Which basically means all the rest of the commands of Scripture are commentary on what love actually looks like. Okay, okay. So I agree with Lee, though. There are great tools out there now. I mean... I read the Bible on my phone.
do these and you fulfill all the commands of Scripture. Which basically means all the rest of the commands of Scripture are commentary on what love actually looks like. Okay, okay. So I agree with Lee, though. There are great tools out there now. I mean... I read the Bible on my phone.
There's an app, the YouVersion Bible, and you can get a... I use the New Living Translation because it's a consistent translation of the original Greek into English that we can understand and does a really good job, or the New International Version, those two translations. And then there are things like... Right now, I'm doing the Bible Recap. It's really good.
There's an app, the YouVersion Bible, and you can get a... I use the New Living Translation because it's a consistent translation of the original Greek into English that we can understand and does a really good job, or the New International Version, those two translations. And then there are things like... Right now, I'm doing the Bible Recap. It's really good.
There's an app, the YouVersion Bible, and you can get a... I use the New Living Translation because it's a consistent translation of the original Greek into English that we can understand and does a really good job, or the New International Version, those two translations. And then there are things like... Right now, I'm doing the Bible Recap. It's really good.
It takes you through the Bible, but every day this woman, Tara Lee Cobble, comes on and gives a little seven-minute, like, here's what you just read, and here's how to make sense of it.
It takes you through the Bible, but every day this woman, Tara Lee Cobble, comes on and gives a little seven-minute, like, here's what you just read, and here's how to make sense of it.
It takes you through the Bible, but every day this woman, Tara Lee Cobble, comes on and gives a little seven-minute, like, here's what you just read, and here's how to make sense of it.
I know. I was going to say, we started down the rabbit hole.
I know. I was going to say, we started down the rabbit hole.
I know. I was going to say, we started down the rabbit hole.
Well, and so this is what actually convinced me when I was a skeptic. And learning this, so as you know, My father's dying of cancer. I read this first research on near-death experiences. I'd always said, well, Jesus is probably a legend. God, who can know? There's no evidence. And then I read this and I'm like, oh my gosh, maybe this is evidence.
Well, and so this is what actually convinced me when I was a skeptic. And learning this, so as you know, My father's dying of cancer. I read this first research on near-death experiences. I'd always said, well, Jesus is probably a legend. God, who can know? There's no evidence. And then I read this and I'm like, oh my gosh, maybe this is evidence.
Well, and so this is what actually convinced me when I was a skeptic. And learning this, so as you know, My father's dying of cancer. I read this first research on near-death experiences. I'd always said, well, Jesus is probably a legend. God, who can know? There's no evidence. And then I read this and I'm like, oh my gosh, maybe this is evidence.