Love Your Neighbor

Evergreen Created Jun 20, 2026 · Updated Jun 20, 2026

Love your neighbor = the second commandment like the first: love others as yourself (Matthew 22:39, Mark 12:31).

Jesus lifted Leviticus 19:18 to equal rank with loving God. The parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10) reframes the question - not “who counts?” but “who acted as neighbor?” The standard is the care you'd want if you were hurt on the road. Free grace doesn't erase the command - it frees me to love without keeping score for salvation.

Extends Free Grace. Contradicts Love Your Enemies only when I limit “neighbor” to people I already like.

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