The expression “Love me, love my dog” came to life when my wife and I got a puppy - a first for me. We adore Sophie and she adores us. Actually, she adores everyone. She is not only one of those hyperactive toy breeds, but also one that is sociable. She starts wagging her tail as soon as a new person enters her world, and within a second or two her tail is wagging the rest of her so hard that she nearly comes unglued. Sophie loves everyone that she sees but I had to learn to tolerate Sophie's behaviour at the beginning but now I have learned to love Sophie with all that comes in having her as our dog.
In that context, the connection between the two rules for life that Jesus said encompass all the rest - love God, and love others becomes clearer. “Love God, love those He loves,” which is everyone. When we truly love God and believe that He created us in His own image, we will love and respect each of His creations enough to try our best to understand and accept him or her—faults, foibles, and all.
Matthew 22:37-39 ESV
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
- Anonymous
In that context, the connection between the two rules for life that Jesus said encompass all the rest - love God, and love others becomes clearer. “Love God, love those He loves,” which is everyone. When we truly love God and believe that He created us in His own image, we will love and respect each of His creations enough to try our best to understand and accept him or her—faults, foibles, and all.
Matthew 22:37-39 ESV
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
- Anonymous
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