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DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU
Matthew 7:12 – In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets. In the classic sense, this verse is known as the “Golden Rule.” For many people, Christian and non-Christian, the Golden Rule sums up...
GUARD WHAT IS HOLY
Matthew 7:6 – Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. The Jewish people called the Gentiles dogs. We know that there came a time when the Gentiles were...
REMOVE THE LOG FROM YOUR EYE SO YOU CAN SEE CLEARLY
Matthew 7:5 – You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye. It is easy to look on another person and to evaluate all that is wrong with them. It is very difficult to look inside one’s...
IN THE WAY YOU JUDGE, YOU WILL BE JUDGED
Matthew 7:1-2 – Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. For in the same way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure it will be measured to you. This is a powerful statement made by the Lord Jesus Christ. He can make such a statement and...
DON’T WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW. TODAY’S PROBLEMS ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO BE CONCERNED WITH.
Matthew 6:34 – So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Stress has always been a great emotional and physical health problem. Worry is at the heart of stress and is the opposite of rest. Worry and...
BE A SEEKER OF HIS KINGDOM AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS BEFORE ALL ELSE
Matthew 6:33 – But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all things will be added to you. The focus of the New Testament is the kingdom of God and its accompanying righteousness. John the Baptist said, “Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand” (Matthew...