Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
YOU (me) is the emphasis, not others. Paul is putting legs to Christ's teachings about motes and planks, (Matthew 7:3-5, Luke 6:41-42). Of course, I'm much more concerned about how you behave than how I do. It's a full time job to scrub the habits of the old man out of my heart. Much, much easier and less painful to give you a hand and some brotherly advice in "love."
That has got to be the most hypocritical example of love in existence.
Today's readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 93
Mid-day: 119:145-152
Evening: Psalm 19
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