Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 10:25-28

"And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live." — Luke 10:25-28 (ASV)

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted Him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And He, answering, said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. And He said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

Do any of you want to live by the law? There is the law. Does anyone here pretend that he has kept it? Let me ask anyone here who would justify himself by his own works: have you thought of God today? How much time have you spent with God? Or yesterday, how much of your time did you give Him—how many minutes?

Would you venture to say that you spent a quarter of an hour in prayer? No, perhaps, if it comes to the truth, you did not spend five minutes. Now, if you loved God with all your heart, and all your soul, and all your strength, and all your mind, do you think that five minutes would satisfy such a love as that? Oh, no, sirs, you who are unconverted give God no love at all, and how can you therefore think that you are keeping His law which puts it so strongly, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.?

Have you ever done that? Neither the first nor the second table have you kept intact.