The commandments, summed up, deal specifically with the love of God and the love of neighbor.

“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30-31). Other words and examples of Jesus tell us how these two commandments are to be practiced.