Jesus is asked, “What is the greatest commandment?” He responds with two. The greatest is to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind. The second is to love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and prophets depend on these two commands. The Ten Commandments are an exposition of these two greatest commandments of Jesus. The First table, or four commandments, teaches us how to love God. The Second table, or last six commandments, teaches us how to love man. The Ten Commandments are not arbitrary rules to be obeyed. They are how we love God and man.
