“But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in…
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy’” (Matthew 5:43). Does the world not operate this way? Hate is often the order…
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“WHY ARE YOU FRIGHTENED?” The Gospel reading from Luke 24 for April 14, the Third Sunday of Easter, tells of an incident that happened on Easter Sunday evening – after…
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“Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you” (Matthew 5:42). We are not being instructed to give everything…
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“And if anyone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two” (Matthew 5:40-41).…
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps…
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“Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’;…
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“But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of…
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“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord’” (Matthew 5:33). Take care with what you…
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“Now it was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for…
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