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The Commandments of Christ
- Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you (Matt. 5:44).
- Resist not evil: if a man smite thee on one cheek, turn to him the other also (Matt. 5:30-40).
- Avenge not yourselves: rather give place unto wrath: and suffer yourselves to be defrauded (Rom. 12:18, 19).
- If a man take away thy goods, ask them not again (Luke 6:29, 30).
- Agree with your adversary quickly, submitting even to wrong for the sake of peace (Matt. 5:25; 1 Cor. 6:7).
- Labor not to be rich: be ready to every good work, give to those who ask; relieve the afflicted (I Tim. 6:8; Rom. 12:13; Heb. 13:16; Jas. 1:27).
- Do not your alms before men: Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth (Matt. 6:1-4).
- Recompense to no man evil for evil: overcome evil with good (Rom. 12:17).
- Bless them that curse you; let no cursing come out of your mouth (Matt. 5:44; Rom. 12:14).
- Render not evil for evil, or railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing (I Pet. 3:9).
- Pray for them that despitefully use you and afflict you (Matt. 5:44).
- Grudge not: judge not: complain not: condemn not (Jas. 5:9; Matt. 7:1).
- Put away anger, wrath, bitterness, and all evil speaking (Eph. 4:31; I Pet. 2:1).
- Confess your faults one to another (Jas. 5:16).
- Be not conformed to this world: love not the world (Rom. 12:2; I John 2:15).
- Deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts. If thy right hand offend thee, cut it off (Titus 2:13; Matt. 5:30).
- Servants, be faithful, even to bad masters (Eph. 6:5-8).
- Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate (Rom. 12:16).
- Owe no man anything (Rom. 13:7-8)
- In case of sin (known or heard of) speak not of it to others, but tell the offending brother of the matter between thee and him alone, with a view to recovery (Matt. 18:15; Gal. 6:1).
- Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart (Matt. 22:37).
- Pray always; pray with brevity and simplicity; pray secretly (Luke 18:1; Matt. 5:7).
- In everything give thanks to God and recognize Him in all your ways (Eph. 5:20; Prov. 3:6). 21 - As ye would that men should do to you, do even to them (Matt. 7:12).
- Take Christ for an example and follow in His steps (I Pet. 2:21).
- Let Christ dwell in your heart by faith (Eph. 3:17).
- Esteem Christ more highly than all earthly things: yea, than your own life (Luke 14:26).
- Confess Christ freely before men (Luke 12:8).
- Beware lest the cares of life or the allurements of pleasure weaken His hold on your heart (Matt. 24:44).
- Love thy neighbor as thyself (Matt. 22:39).
- Exercise lordship over no one (Matt. 23:11).
- Seek not your own welfare only, nor hear your own burdens merely, but have regard to those of others (Phil. 2:4; Gal. 6:2).
- Let your light shine before men: hold forth the word of life. Do good to all men as ye have opportunity (Matt. 5:16; Phil. 2:16; Gal. 6:10).
- Be blameless and harmless, as the sons of God in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation (Phil. 2:15).
- Be gentle, meek, kind-hearted, compassionate, merciful, forgiving (II Tim. 2:24; Titus 2:2; Eph. 4:32).
- Be sober, grave, sincere, temperate (Phil. 4:5; I Pet. 1:13; 5:8).
- Speak the truth every man with his neighbor: put away all lying (Eph. 4:25).
- Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as unto the Lord, and not unto men (Col. 3:23).
- Be watchful, vigilant, brave, joyful, courteous, and manly (I Cor. 16:13; Phil. 4:4; I Thess. 5:6-10).
- Be clothed with humility: be patient toward all (Col. 3:12: Rom. 12:12).
- Follow peace with all men (Heb. 12:1-14).
- Sympathize in the joys and sorrows of others (Rom. 12:15).
- Follow after whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous and praiseful (Phil. 4:8).
- Refrain utterly from adultery, fornication, uncleanness, drunkenness, covetousness, wrath, strife, sedition, hatred, emulation, boasting, vain-glory, envy, jesting and foolish talking (Eph 5:3,4).
- Whatever you do, consider the effect of your action on the honor of God's name among men. Do all to the glory of God (I Cor. 10:31; 3:17).
- Reckon yourselves dead to all manner of sin. Henceforth live not to yourselves, but to Him who died for you, and rose again ( Rom. 6:11; II Cor. 5;15).
- Be zealous of good works, always abounding in the work of the Lord, wearying not in well doing (Titus 2;14; Gal. 6:9).
- Speak evil of no man (Titus 3:2).
- Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly (Col. 3:16).
- Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt (Col. 3:8; 4-6).
- Obey rules; submit to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake (Titus 3:1).
- Be holy in all manner of conversation (I Pet. 1:15. 16).
- Give no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully (I Tim. 5:14).
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