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FIG leaves are not enough

"It seems that many of us today are spiritually settling."  Satan has convinced us that the voice of God is enough. Adam and Eve ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil and could still hear and recognize God's voice. Genesis 3:8 Yes, they heard God's voice. What they were suddenly robbed of was the presence of God. The presence of God is where there is fullness of joy and pleasures evermore. Psalm 16:11 But we have settled. We have become OK with half joy and fleeting pleasures. We have convinced ourselves that as long as we hear God's voice we are okay. But the scriptures in 2 Timothy 3:5 warn us of this way of thinking. Good idea, but what did God say? " They tried to use a natural solution for a spiritual problem.  They gave up their liberty to be in God's holy presence." In Genesis 3 Adam and Eve chose self gratification over obedience and suddenly felt uncovered. They were naked all along before they disobeyed their Fathe

The greatest commandment?: The Shema

Devarim 6:4 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB) 4  Shema Yisroel Adonoi Eloheinu Adonoi Echad. The Greatest commandment Greater or lesser commandments? I would not think this to be so, but when asked which is the first commandment of all, this was the response: Mark 12:29-31 King James Version (KJV) 29  And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. No other commandment greater than these says Jesus. "No other commandment greater than these." Deuteronomy 6:4- King James Version (KJV) 4  Hear, O Israel: The  Lord  our God is one  Lord : 5  And thou shalt love the  Lord  thy God wi