Wow, this is a horribly bad take. Want to know why? Keep reading. https://twitter.com/clbolt/status/1299877494619803648

First, let's get his defense of the bad take out of the way: "Jesus says that love of God is the greatest commandment, and that love of neighbor as self is second." Ok, so here's why that's an ignorant reading of the Gospels.

In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Jesus comments on which of the commandments is "first" or "greatest" in response to various questions. In all of these he responds with some combination of love of God and love of neighbor.

In Matthew, he seems to put love of God first and love of neighbor second, but if you actually read the passage in question, he considers them to be two sides of the same coin. There's a prophetic theme at play here: you cannot love God if you do not love your neighbor.

And this is far from subtle in Matthew, because Jesus says "all the law and the prophets hang on these two." For Matthew, the law and the prophets don't hang on one and then the other; they hang on *both.* Both are important. To "rank" them is foolishness.

In Mark the situation is similar. "There is no other commandment [singular] greater than these [love of God and neighbor]." For Mark, these aren't two separate commandments; they are two sides of the same coin.

And if we need an even clearer synthesis of this, let's look at Luke. When Jesus is asked what must be done for eternal life, he responds: "Love God and love neighbor." No separation. You can't have one without the other.

Oops, I should be giving references. Matthew 22:36-40, Mark 12:28-34, and Luke 10:25-28. Read for yourself; it's all there, and it's pretty clear.

In conclusion: @clbolt's take on this is simply incorrect and indefensible in terms of what Jesus in the Synoptics actually says. Cheers all.