I've answered this in the past but I will once again. You will explain this away as being esoteric but whatever.

>“Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

First, it says "love the lord YOUR God." It is a command repeatedly only given to the Israelites, as Yahweh is only ever called their God, and they His people, but I digress.

Is a nigger capable of fulfilling this command? I would answer no, they are not. Is an Israelite capable of failing in this command? Clearly they are as the entire Bible is evidence to. But this response is also imo somewhat snark in response to a "gotcha." The verse starts
>25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test,
Clearly this man wasn't wholly genuine in his question to Jesus, and Jesus was purposely cryptic to virtually everyone he spoke to. You say I am esoteric, but He was more :02_laugh: . Read Matthew 13:11