that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
I came not to sweep away the foundation of the Old Testament but to fulfill it, establish it, unfold it, embody it in living form. Fear not that I will subvert God's living oracles; rather, enshrine them in reverence, affection, and character.
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Commenting on Matthew 5:17-48
Show yourselves to be God's children by resembling Him. He makes His sun rise on evil and good, sends rain on just and unjust, a magnificent appellation for the Father's own conduct, held up as the pattern for imitation in a word spoken as never man spoke.
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The Jewish teachers corrupted God's law. He said love your neighbor; they twisted it to mean only their own nation and friends, then added what He never said: hate your enemy. I come as Peacemaker to teach you differently: love your enemies as I have loved you.
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Commenting on Matthew 5:43-48