Matthew 22:37-39New International Version (NIV)37 Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.[a]38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.[b]Footnotes:
To be aware of Him.
the first commandment prohibits idolatry because believing in false gods is against the catholic religion.
The Seventh Commandment. Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery AND The Tenth Commandment. Thou Shalt Not Covet thy neighbors...anything! AND The First Commandment. Thou Shalt have NO other Gods before me.
having other gods before the real god
This is the First Commandment given to the Hebrew people on Mount Sinai.
In the Holy Bible, God gave Moses the 10 commandment that the people of Israel should like by. The first of those commandments is ÒI am the Lord thy God; and thou shalt have no other gods before meÓ.
The first commandment of the Lord typically refers to "You shall have no other gods before me." This commandment emphasizes the monotheistic nature of many religions and the importance of placing the one true God above all other things in life. It serves as a foundation for faith and devotion to a higher power.
love your lord with all your strength, with all your mind and with all your heart
It means you should not believe in any other gods but the one and only God
Genesis 20:3 "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Jesus was upset with the Pharisees in John 10:34 and said "I said you are gods."
The Gods.
"You shall have no other gods before me," is the first commandment and it meant that God's people were not to worship idols or false gods that the pagans around them were worshiping. It also carries the meaning that God's people should not put anything between Him and them. Anything you value as more important than God is considered to be an affront to Him and considered to be a strange god.
This is the first of the Ten Commandments. Some scholars have noted that the commandment does not necessarily prohibit the Jews from worshipping other gods, merely that they must not come before, or above, God Almighty.