Commandments
Of Christ
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Commandments
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Love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and all thy soul, and all thy
mind |
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| Matt
22 : 37 |
Jesus
replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your mind" |
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Fear
Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna |
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| Matt
10 : 28 |
Do not
be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.
Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and
body in hell. |
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Glory
in the Lord; not in man |
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Cor 3 : 21-23 |
So
then, no more boasting about men! All things are yours,
whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or
death or the present or the future - all are yours, and you
are of Christ, and Christ is of God |
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Cor 10 : 17 |
But,
"Let him who boasts boast in the Lord" |
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Be
imitators of God; be like Him in His kindness to the undeserving |
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| Matt
5 : 45-48 |
...that
you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to
rise on evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and
the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward
will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And
if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than
others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as
your heavenly Father is perfect. |
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5 : 1 |
Be
imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children. |
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Pray
to God always and faint not |
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| Luke
18 : 1 |
Then
Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they
should always pray and not give up. |
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| Matt
7 : 7 |
"Ask
and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and
the door will be opened to you." |
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| Matt
26 : 41 |
"Watch
and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit
is willing but the body is weak." |
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| Eph
6 : 18 |
And
pray in the spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers
and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on
praying for all the saints. |
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| Phil
4 : 6 |
Do not
be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. |
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| Col
4 : 2 |
Devote
yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. |
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| 1
Thess 5 : 17 |
Pray
continually. |
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| 1
Tim 2 : 8 |
I want
men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger
or disputing. |
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| Heb
4 : 16 |
Let us
then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we
may receive mercey and grace to help us in our time of need. |
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(5)
contd. |
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Pray
with brevity and simplicity |
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| Matt
6 : 7 |
And
when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they
think they will be heard because of their many words. |
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(5)
contd. |
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Pray
secretly |
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| Matt
6 : 6 |
But
when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to
your Father, who is unseen. Then you Father, who sees what is
done in secret, will reward you. |
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Have
faith in God: cast your care upon Him: He knows your need and will
provide |
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| Mark
11 : 22 |
"Have
faith in God," Jesus answered. |
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| Matt
6 : 25 |
"Therefore
I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or
drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life
more important than food, and the body more important than
clothes?" |
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| Phil
4 : 6 |
Do not
be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and
petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. |
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Pet 5 : 7 |
Cast
all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. |
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Give
yourselves to His service without reserve, recoginizing that you
cannot serve God and Mammon |
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| Matt
6 : 24 |
"No-one
can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love
the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other.
You cannot serve both God and Money. |
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| Rom
12 : 1 |
Therefore,
I urge you brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your
bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this
is your spiritual act of worship. |
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In
everything give thanks to Him: for this is His will and pleasure
concerning you |
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| Eph
5 : 20 |
...always
giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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| Col
3 : 15, 17 |
Let the
peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one
body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the
name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father
through him. |
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Thess 5 : 18 |
...give
thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in
Christ Jesus. |
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| Heb
13 : 15 |
Through
Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice
of praise - the fruit of lips that confess his name. |
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Recognize
Him in all your ways, saying concerning your purposes "if the
Lord will" |
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| Jas
4 : 15 |
Instead,
you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live
and do this or that." |
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| Prov
3 : 6 |
...in
all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths
straight. |
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Come
out from the world and be separate unto Him, as His sons and
daughters |
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Cor 6 : 14-17 |
Do not
be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness
and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light
have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and
Belial? What does a believer have in common with an
unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God
and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has
said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I
will be their God, and they will be my people."
"Therefore come out from them, and be separate, says the
Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you." |
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