Commandments
Of Christ
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Commandments
Of Christ |
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- Concerning The Stranger |
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Let
your light shine before men |
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| Matt
5 : 16 |
In the
same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see
your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. |
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| Matt
10 : 32-33 |
Whoever
acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before
my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will
disown him before my Father in heaven. |
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(31)
contd. |
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Hold
forth the Word of Life |
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| Phil
2 : 16 |
as you
hold out the word of life--in order that I may boast on the
day of Christ that I did not run or labour for nothing. |
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(31)
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Say
to the perishing, Come |
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| Rev
22 : 17 |
The
Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who
hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come;
and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of
life. |
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Agree
with your adversary quickly, submitting even to wrong for the sake
of peace |
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| Matt
5 : 25 |
[Jesus
said] "Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is
taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the
way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may
hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into
prison." |
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Cor 6 : 7 |
The
very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been
completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why
not rather be cheated? |
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| Rom
12 : 18-19 |
If it
is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with
everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for
God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I
will repay," says the Lord. |
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Do
good to all men as opportunity may allow. The Samaritan succored a
stranger in distress: "Go thou and do likewise". If even
thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink. |
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| Gal
6 : 10 |
Therefore,
as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people,
especially to those who belong to the family of believers. |
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| Luke
6 : 27-28 |
[Jesus
said] "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do
good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray
for those who ill-treat you." |
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| Luke
10 : 37 |
The
expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on
him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise." |
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| Rom
12 : 20 |
On the
contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is
thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will
heap burning coals on his head." |
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| Matt
5 : 44-45 |
[Jesus
said] "But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for
those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father
in heaven." |
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Pray
for them that despitefully use you and persecute you |
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| Matt
5 : 44-45 |
[Jesus
said] "But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for
those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father
in heaven." |
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Recompense
to no man evil for evil |
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| Rom
12 : 17 |
Do not
repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in
the eyes of everybody. |
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Thess 5 : 15 |
Make
sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to
be kind to each other and to everyone else. |
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(35)
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Render
not evil for evil or railing for railing, but contrariwise blessing |
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Peter 3 : 9 |
Do not
repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing,
because to this you were called so that you may inherit a
blessing. |
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(35)
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Bless,
and curse not |
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| Rom
12 : 14 |
Bless
those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. |
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Resist
not evil; compel not the restitution of stolen goods: avenge not
yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath |
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| Matt
5 : 39-40 |
[Jesus
said] "But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If
someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other
also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let
him have your cloak as well." |
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| Luke
6 : 29-30 |
[Jesus
said] "If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him
the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him
from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if
anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back." |
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| Rom
12 : 19 |
Do not
take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for
it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"
says the Lord. |
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Be
not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good |
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| Rom
12 : 21 |
Do not
be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. |
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As
you would that men should do to you, do you also to them |
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| Matt
7 : 12 |
[Jesus
said] "So in everything, do to others what you would have
them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the
Prophets." |
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| Luke
6 : 31 |
[Jesus
said] "Do to others as you would have them do to
you." |
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Walk
not as other Gentiles walk |
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| Eph
4 : 17 |
So I
tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no
longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their
thinking. |
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(39)
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have
no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness |
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5 : 7-11 |
Therefore
do not be partners with them. For you were once darkness, but
now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for
the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness
and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to
do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose
them. |
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(39)
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Be
not conformed to this world |
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| Rom
12 : 2 |
Do not
conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be
able to test and approve what God's will is--his good,
pleasing and perfect will. |
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(39)
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Come
out from among them and be separate |
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| 2
Cor 6 : 17 |
Therefore
come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no
unclean thing, and I will receive you. |
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Walk
honestly toward them that are without; give none occasion to the
adversary to speak reproachfully; be blameless and harmless, as the
sons of God in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation |
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Thess 4 : 12 |
so that
your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that
you will not be dependent on anybody. |
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| 1
Tim 5 : 14 |
So I
counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage
their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander. |
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| Phil
2 : 15 |
...so
that you may become blameless and pure, children of God
without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which
you shine like stars in the universe. |
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