Do You "Love Your Neighbor as Yourself"?

"You must love your neighbor as yourself." -Matthew 22:39.

LOVE is Jehovah God's dominant quality.  (1 John 4:16)  His first creation was Jesus, who existed  with him in heaven for many aeons and learned God's loving ways.  (Colossians 1:15) By his entire course, including his life on earth, Jesus showed that he fully understands what a loving God Jehovah is, and he imitates that love. Thus, we can be confident that the rulership exercised by Jehovah and Jesus will forever be guided by the quality of love.

When asked which was the greatest commandment in the Law, Jesus stated:  " " 'Your must love Jehovah your God  with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.' This is the greatest and first commandment. The second is this:  'You must love your neighbor as yourself.'" -Matthew 22:37-39. 

Notice that Jesus placed love of a neighbor second only to love of Jehovah.  This shows how important it is to display love in all our relationships.  But who is  our "neighbor"?  If we are married, our closest neighbor is our marriage mate.  Also close to us are those who make up the Christian congregation, that is, fellow worshippers of the true God. Others are the individuals whom we meet in the ministry. How is love for neighbor to be demonstrated by those who worship Jehovah and follow the teachings of his Son?


Next time: Do You "Love Your Neighbor as Yourself"? -SHOWING LOVE FOR OUR MARRIAGE MATE

From The Watchtower magazine