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Mark 12:28-34 ... The Greatest Commandments... Reflect
Mark 12:28-34... The Greatest Commandments... Reflect… “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Lv 19:18 ). Some people cannot understand this commandment of God because they do not distinguish between selfishness (the wrong love of self) and self-love (the right love of self). The importance of this correct love of self is emphasized by psychologist William P. Clemmons in his book Discovering the Depth: “Self-love,” he writes, “or appreciation of the worth of one’s own self, is the beginning of love of neighbor. When one is able to diminish one’s own self-hate and self-depreciation, one is more likely to stop hating and ridiculing one’s neighbor. Also, the love for self and neighbor will enable one to love God better” (p. 19 ).
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365 Days with the Lord
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