Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Do Not Boast
Posted in Sermon on the Mount on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Love Your Enemies
Posted in Sermon on the Mount on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I say to you, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the [...]
Retaliation
Posted in Sermon on the Mount on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your [...]