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Jesus and the 2nd Commandment
2nd commandment. 2️⃣
Against apostasy:
Deuteronomy 5:9
[9]Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me...

Jesus in a resolute manner, overcome the temption to withdraw allegiance from God when He rebuked the enemy in the wilderness:
Matthew 4:10-11
[10]Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.👿
[11]Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.😇👼😇

He was able to establish the Kingdom of God in this world afterwards:
Mark 1:14-15
[14]Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
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[15]And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
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He said that there is service that belongs to God and another to men:
Luke 20:25-26
[25]And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.🤴
[26]And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.😮😯😧😲

Jesus taught not to work for the love of money but be honest trustees of God in this world:
Luke 16:13-14
[13]No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.💍
[14]And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.🧐😒🥴

He exposed that this present world is ruled by another prince but He came to conquer and bring people back to God:
John 12:31-32
[31]Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.🌐
[32]And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.✝️

Jesus said that because of this, lovers of God are hated and despised:
John 15:18-19
[18]If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
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[19]If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.👇🌆

He said that all powers and authority were already given to Him by God:
Matthew 28:18-19
[18]And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
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[19]Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 💦🙆

Jesus sent the Holy Spirit as a testimony of God's reign in this world:
John 16:7-8
[7]Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.🗡️🛡️
[8]And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
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To avoid apostasy, He proclaimed that our allegiance, dedication and service must only be to God our creator:
Deuteronomy 6:13-14
[13]Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
[14]Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you.

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