Love Your Neighbor As Yourself ⚖️
Matthew 22:35-40 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” "As" (definition): "used in comparisons to refer to the extent or degree of something." (Also "as" can be used to mark identity, or to denote simultaneous events). In the case where two subjects or objects are linked with the word "as," it is meant as a comparative term, to represent an equivalency. Said another way, "the extent or degree" referenced in the definition, in these cases, is "equal." (That being said, it is also interesting to consider how these other definitions of "as" might apply- "love yo...