No Other Gods

August 2, 2020

Rev. Bruce Brown

Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 6:4-9

I. The Intolerance of this Command (Exodus 20:3; Matthew 10:34-39)

II. The Importance of this Command (Exodus 20:3; Mark 10:17-22)

III. The Intensity of this Command (Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 6:4-9)

IV. The Intent of this Command (Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 6:4-9)

"The great commandment, the first one, said Jesus, is to love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind (Matt. 22:37).  Quoted in Deuteronomy 6:4ff., where it is introduced with a reminder that the LORD is "one," meaning "the only one"... this saying shows us what loyalty to God requires.  It calls for love, responding to God's love in making and saving you; and it demands total concentration of purpose, so that in everything you do there is just one thing you aim at - pleasing and glorifying the LORD."  ~ J.I. Packer