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The Bible led me to Islam - PDF - English - Islamicbook.ws

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(Owe no man any thing, but <strong>to</strong> love one<br />

another: for he that loveth another hath<br />

fulfil<strong>led</strong> the law. For this, Thou shalt not<br />

commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou<br />

shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false<br />

witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be<br />

any other command<strong>me</strong>nt, it is briefly<br />

comprehended in this saying, na<strong>me</strong>ly, Thou<br />

shalt love thy neighbour as thyself). 3<br />

By the use of Romans 13:8-9, Paul has excused<br />

Christians from their obligation <strong>to</strong> worship God<br />

with all faculties oftheir body by basically saying,<br />

all that a person has <strong>to</strong> do <strong>to</strong> fulfill the Law<br />

(Torah/Old Testa<strong>me</strong>nt) is <strong>to</strong> love one another as<br />

thyself. Jesus did not exclude our first and<br />

foremost obligation (which is one of the first and<br />

greatest command<strong>me</strong>nts) <strong>to</strong> worship only One<br />

God; and secondly, <strong>to</strong> love our neighbor as<br />

stressed in Mark 12:29-31:<br />

And Jesus answered him, "<strong>The</strong> first of all the<br />

command<strong>me</strong>nts is, Hear, 0 Israel; <strong>The</strong> Lord<br />

our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the

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