God's love mission

It was quite the plan that made love such a hallmark of Scripture. When you search love in an English Bible it's represented 774 times. It all initiates from God's goodness and love for His creation.  In the book of Deuteronomy we see God saying to Moses and the people of Israel that there are only 2 commands. The first, understand that there is only one God. Second, you could love that God with all your heart soul and mind.  These two verses in Deut. 6:4-5 became the standard of what was believed about God throughout the Old Testament and then in the New. Jesus took it to another level when he was questioned about the "greatest commandment". Jesus quoted from Deut 6:4-5 and then added "and love your neighbor as yourself" (Matt 22:39).  God's mission to the world was that the ones that He had redeemed would show the love to each other that He had expressed.  From God, to us, to others.  Praise God!