I am debuting a new feature today. Church signs always catch my eye. It fascinates me what churches choose to put on their relatively limited sign space. In the age of the sound byte, I think these short messages are especially significant. In this feature I will post church signs that I found clever or that I strongly disagreed with.
Church: Dixie Lee Baptist Church (14650 Old Stage Rd; Lenoir City, TN 37772)
Sign: To love God with all your heart is not a “suggestion”
Commentary: The verse is question is part of the Shema, specifically Deuteronomy 6:5. The Shema is used as the centerpiece of all morning and evening Jewish prayer services. Jesus famously cited this as the most important commandment. (Matthew22:37; Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27)
"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. (Deuteronomy 6:5, NASB)
I have seen many variations of the “not a suggestion” motif but never in relation to love. Love by its very nature is not coercive. As such, it struck me that to love is a command and not an emotion as so often thought of in our culture.
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I am a member of "First Baptist Church of Bluegrass", Knoxville, TN. I saw your post about our sign.
See a partial copy of one of your posts below. Talk about grammar! Note: "The verse is question is part of". I can find some more if you like! Are you a minister? You should find something more constructive to do with your time! Gos bless you. You need it!
Commentary: The verse is question is part of the Shema, specifically Deuteronomy 6:5. The Shema is used as the centerpiece of all morning and evening Jewish prayer services. Jesus famously cited this as the most important commandment. (Matthew22:37; Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27
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