Matthew 5:43-48Matthew 5:43-4843. You have heard that it was said, `You 43. You have heard that it was said, `You shall love your neighbor and hate your shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' enemy.'

Matthew 5:43-48Matthew 5:43-4844. But I say to you, love your enemies, 44. But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute who spitefully use you and persecute you,you,

Matthew 5:43-48Matthew 5:43-4845. that you may be sons of your Father 45. that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. on the just and on the unjust.

Matthew 5:43-48Matthew 5:43-4846. For if you love those who love you, 46. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?tax collectors do the same?

Matthew 5:43-48Matthew 5:43-4847. And if you greet your brethren only, 47. And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? not even the tax collectors do so?

Matthew 5:43-48Matthew 5:43-4848. Therefore you shall be perfect, just as 48. Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. your Father in heaven is perfect.

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Genesis 1:26Genesis 1:26Then God said, "Let Us make man Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our in Our image, according to Our likenessimage, according to Our likeness; ;

Romans 3:23Romans 3:23For For allall have sinned and fall short of the have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.glory of God.

1Peter 4:31Peter 4:3For For wewe have spent enough of our past have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the lifetime in doing the will of the GentilesGentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, —when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.and abominable idolatries.

Ephesians 2:1-3Ephesians 2:1-311 And you He made alive, who were dead And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in trespasses and sins, 2 2 in which you in which you once walked according to the course of once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, works in the sons of disobedience,

Ephesians 2:1-3Ephesians 2:1-33 3 among whom also among whom also we all we all once once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.children of wrath, just as the others.

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Romans 3:29Romans 3:29Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.the Gentiles also.

Galatians 3:28Galatians 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for male nor female; for you are all one in you are all one in Christ Jesus.Christ Jesus.

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Romans 14:10-13Romans 14:10-1310. But why do you judge your brother? 10. But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For brother? For we shall all stand before we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christthe judgment seat of Christ. .

Romans 14:10-13Romans 14:10-1311. For it is written: "As I live, says the 11. For it is written: "As I live, says the Lord, Lord, every knee shall bow every knee shall bow to Me, and to Me, and every tongue shall confess every tongue shall confess to God.'' to God.''

Romans 14:10-13Romans 14:10-1312. So then 12. So then each of us shall give each of us shall give account of himself to Godaccount of himself to God. .

Romans 14:10-13Romans 14:10-1313. Therefore let us not judge one 13. Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way.cause to fall in our brother's way.

Hebrews 9:27,28Hebrews 9:27,2827 27 And as it is And as it is appointed for men appointed for men to die to die once, but after this the judgment, once, but after this the judgment, 28 28 so so Christ was offered once to bear the sins Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.from sin, for salvation.

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