There are 50 commands highlighted here that Jesus spoke. There is beauty in each one and, when read correctly, they are not burdensome. In these we learn from Christ who is gentle and lowly and says we will find rest for our souls. Piper winsomely traces Christ’s arguments through each. 

I took a year and a half to slowly read through these on the treadmill and on the plane and by the fireplace as in some ways each of the 50 stands alone. Great slow read!!

Love God love others: “when you see people love like that (fulfill the Golden Rule), what you are seeing is the visible expression of the aim of the Law and the Prophets. This behavior among people manifests openly and publicly and practically what the Old Testament is about. It fulfills the Law and the Prophets by making the aim visible. Loving God, however, is invisible. It is an internal passion of the soul. But it comes to expression when you love others. So loving others is the outward manifestation, the visible expression, the practical demonstration, and therefore the fulfillment of loving God and therefore of what the Old Testament is about.” – Piper