Monday, July 10, 2006

49 Commands of Christ

49 General Commands of Christ
What are 49 Ways to Love God and Others?
The theme of all Scripture is to love God with all of our hearts and to love one another. (See Matthew 22:40 and John 13:34.)

Repent—Matthew 4:17—Humility
Follow Me—Matthew 4:19—Meekness
Rejoice—Matthew 5:12—Joyfulness
Let Your Light Shine—Matthew 5:16—Generosity
Honor God’s Law—Matthew 5:17–18—Love
Be Reconciled—Matthew 5:24–25—Responsibility
Do Not Commit Adultery—Matthew 5:29–30—Self-Control
Keep Your Word—Matthew 5:37—Truthfulness
Go the Second Mile—Matthew 5:38–42—Deference
Love Your Enemies—Matthew 5:44—Creativity
Be Perfect—Matthew 5:48—Sincerity
Practice Secret Disciplines—Matthew 6:1–18—Faith
Lay Up Treasures—Matthew 6:19–21—Thriftiness
Seek God’s Kingdom—Matthew 6:33—Initiative
Judge Not—Matthew 7:1—Discernment
Do Not Cast Pearls—Matthew 7:6—Discretion
Ask, Seek, and Knock—Matthew 7:7–8—Resourcefulness
Do Unto Others—Matthew 7:12—Sensitivity
Choose the Narrow Way—Matthew 7:13–14—Decisiveness
Beware of False Prophets—Matthew 7:15—Alertness
Pray For Laborers—Matthew 9:38—Compassion
Be Wise as Serpents—Matthew 10:16—Wisdom
Fear God, Not Man—Matthew 10:26—Boldness
Hear God’s Voice—Matthew 11:15—Attentiveness
Take My Yoke—Matthew 11:29—Obedience
Honor Your Parents—Matthew 15:4—Honor/Reverence
Beware of Leaven—Matthew 16:6—Virtue
Deny Yourself—Luke 9:23—Determination
Despise Not Little Ones—Matthew 18:10—Tolerance
Go to Offenders—Matthew 18:15—Justice
Beware of Covetousness—Luke 12:15—Contentment
Forgive Offenders—Matthew 18:21–22—Forgiveness
Honor Marriage—Matthew 19:6—Loyalty
Be a Servant—Matthew 20:26–28—Availability
Be a House of Prayer—Matthew 21:13—Persuasiveness
Ask in Faith—Matthew 21:21–22—Patience
Bring in the Poor—Luke 14:12–14—Hospitality
Render to Caesar—Matthew 22:19–21—Gratefulness
Love the Lord—Matthew 22:37–38—Enthusiasm
Love Your Neighbor—Matthew 22:39—Gentleness
Await My Return—Matthew 24:42–44—Punctuality
Take, Eat, and Drink—Matthew 26:26–27—Thoroughness
Be Born Again—John 3:7—Security
Keep My Commandments—John 14:15—Diligence
Watch and Pray—Matthew 26:41—Endurance
Feed My Sheep—John 21:15–16—Dependability
Baptize My Disciples—Matthew 28:19—Cautiousness
Receive God’s Power—Luke 24:49—Orderliness
Make Disciples—Matthew 28:20—Flexibility

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