“And when you are praying, do not use thoughtless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. So do not…
“Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people, to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven” (Matthew…
“And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same? Therefore you shall be perfect,…
“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…