Jesus teaches that the greatest commandments are to love God with all your being and to love your neighbor as yourself. A relationship with God should be motivated by love rather than fear or the desire to obey rules. Christ died for all people so that believers would no longer live for themselves but would live for Him through receiving His love, which compels them to live differently.

2. John 8:1-11

3. Religion Relationship
If I obey, I am accepted I am accepted so I obey
If I am good, God will love
me
I am not perfect and
Jesus loves imperfect
people
People are either good or
bad
People are either
repentant or not
Focus on the rules – what
I must do
Focus on Jesus – Follow
the example he set
It produces pride and
despair
It produces humility and
confidence
It is motivated by fear It is motivated by love

4. Matthew 22:37
Jesus replied, “‘You must
love the LORD your God with
all your heart, all your soul,
and all your mind.’This is the
first and greatest
commandment. A second is
equally important: ‘Love
your neighbor as yourself.’
The entire law and all the
demands of the prophets are
based on these two
commandments.”

5. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15
Christ’s love controls
(compels) us. Since we
believe that Christ died for
all, we also believe that we
have all died to our old life.
He died for everyone so
that those who receive his
new life will no longer live
for themselves. Instead,
they will live for Christ, who
died and was raised for
them.