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Christians Must Heed
Jesus

ceive people. Nobody with a strong conscience must be taken in by
this deception, however. The meaning of the passage is clear and ex-
plicit. Jesus is not calling on anyone to worship him. On the contrary,
he calls on them to turn to God, the One and Only, alone.
[Jesus:] Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.
Rather, be afraid of the One Who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
(Matthew, 10:28)

How Jesus (pbuh) commanded people to
love God

In the Gospel, Jesus also constantly desires people to turn to and
love God.

"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The
Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength.'" (Mark, 12:29-30)

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