MATTHEW 22:37-38

Some commands are more important and carry more weight than others. Not all of Scripture is commands. Mostly it could be called rules  for living. In some situations these rules may conflict with one another. When they do, we must know which ones take precedence. Unless you recognize this, you might find yourself confused when facing an important decision. The Bible says children should obey their parents. But children
should not obey an order to forget God. The Bible says we are to obey government leaders. But what if
you live in a country where it is illegal to be a Christian? Clearly, God is a higher authority than human government, so there are times when a believer may have to disobey human government. As these examples should make obvious, there may be times we have to ignore one Scriptural instruction in order to obey a
more important one. We should obey our spiritual leaders, such as a pastor. But those leaders are human and can be wrong. If they tell you to do things contrary to God you should not blindly follow them.When we work for someone we are to obey them. But we should not obey if asked to do something illegal or immoral. As an extreme example, a teenage boy might be in a situation where God, government, his parents, his boss, and his pastor might all be telling him to do something different. Which one should he obey? There is New Testament Scripture telling him to obey them all! Obeying God is always the ultimate priority. If and when we are ever faced with such decisions, we should turn to God for guidance and follow His direction.




 Jesus replied, "'You must love the LORD your God...'
This is the first and greatest commandment (Matthew 22:37-38).