The Commandments of Christ

1. Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you (Matt. 5:44).

2. Resist not evil: if a man smite thee on one cheek, turn to him the other also (Matt. 5:30-40).

3. Avenge not yourselves: rather give place unto wrath: and suffer yourselves to be defrauded (Rom. 12:18, 19).

4. If a man take away thy goods, ask them not again (Luke 6:29, 30).

5. Agree with your adversary quickly, submitting even to wrong for the sake of peace (Matt. 5:25; 1 Cor. 6:7).

6. 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).

7. Do not your alms before men: Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth (Matt. 6:1-4).

8. Recompense to no man evil for evil: overcome evil with good (Rom. 12:17).

9. Bless them that curse you; let no cursing come out of your mouth (Matt. 5:44; Rom. 12:14).

10. Render not evil for evil, or railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing (I Pet. 3:9).

11. Pray for them that despitefully use you and afflict you (Matt. 5:44).

12. Grudge not: judge not: complain not: condemn not (Jas. 5:9; Matt. 7:1).

13. Put away anger, wrath, bitterness, and all evil speaking (Eph. 4:31; I Pet. 2:1).

14. Confess your faults one to another (Jas. 5:16).

15. Be not conformed to this world: love not the world (Rom. 12:2; I John 2:15).

16. Deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts. If thy right hand offend thee, cut it off (Titus 2:13; Matt. 5:30).

17. Servants, be faithful, even to bad masters (Eph. 6:5-8).

18. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate (Rom. 12:16).

19. Owe no man anything (Rom. 13:7-8)

20. 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).

21. Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart (Matt. 22:37).

22. Pray always; pray with brevity and simplicity; pray secretly (Luke 18:1; Matt. 5:7).

23. 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).

24. Take Christ for an example and follow in His steps (I Pet. 2:21).

25. Let Christ dwell in your heart by faith (Eph. 3:17).

26. Esteem Christ more highly than all earthly things: yea, than your own life (Luke 14:26).

27. Confess Christ freely before men (Luke 12:8).

28. Beware lest the cares of life or the allurements of pleasure weaken His hold on your heart (Matt. 24:44).

29. Love thy neighbor as thyself (Matt. 22:39).

30. Exercise lordship over no one (Matt. 23:11).

31. 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).

32. 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).

33. Be blameless and harmless, as the sons of God in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation (Phil. 2:15).

34. Be gentle, meek, kind-hearted, compassionate, merciful, forgiving (II Tim. 2:24; Titus 2:2; Eph. 4:32).

35. Be sober, grave, sincere, temperate (Phil. 4:5; I Pet. 1:13; 5:8).

36. Speak the truth every man with his neighbor: put away all lying (Eph. 4:25).

37. Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as unto the Lord, and not unto men (Col. 3:23).

38. Be watchful, vigilant, brave, joyful, courteous, and manly (I Cor. 16:13; Phil. 4:4; I Thess. 5:6-10).

39. Be clothed with humility: be patient toward all (Col. 3:12: Rom. 12:12).

40. Follow peace with all men (Heb. 12:1-14).

41. Sympathize in the joys and sorrows of others (Rom. 12:15).

42. Follow after whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous and praiseful (Phil. 4:8).

43. 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).

44. 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).

45. 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).

46. Be zealous of good works, always abounding in the work of the Lord, wearying not in well doing (Titus 2;14; Gal. 6:9).

47. Speak evil of no man (Titus 3:2).

48. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly (Col. 3:16).

49. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt (Col. 3:8; 4-6).

50. Obey rules; submit to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake (Titus 3:1).

51. Be holy in all manner of conversation (I Pet. 1:15. 16).

52. Give no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully (I Tim. 5:14).