Love God, love others. Everything else in the Bible flows from these two commandments. Jesus brilliantly simplified and explained what we are to do. Everything else is just commentary on how we can love God and love those around us. That is what we are to do. These are our marching orders.
I might quibble at what may be limiting words on those we are to love - humanity is our neighbour. Apart from that the thrust of the passage accords with my theological position.
The Salvation Army uses the words Love God, love others in its logo. Sadly it discriminates against anyone who is not heterosexual who wishes to become an officer. Rampant homophobia was on display at the recent Church of England General Synod. The Roman Catholic Church has major of issues of discrimination with which to contend.
We read the mantra love the sinner, hate the sin. Love must be unconditional. No buts.
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