By now, we are familiar with Deuteronomy 6:5-9 , which is known as “The Shema.” That is, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” We’ve heard that many times before. However, there is something different about the “Shema” in the New Testament when Jesus says it. Did you notice? In the Gospels, located in Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:30; Luke 10:27 , we see Jesus stating the “Shema,” but his recitation seems different. Well, it is. Jesus adds an additional phrase. Jesus said we are to ALSO love the Lord, our God, “….with all your mind.” Mind? Huh? What does Jesus mean by that? The word “mind” is the Greek noun “dianoia” that means “understanding,” “imagination” “way of thinking” or “way of feeling.” Its application implies how we exercise our minds. That means, “in English,” how we must choose to protect and manage our “thought life.” I think what Jesus is saying, by adding “all your mind,” is that we must guard our thou...
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