Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Aim at perfection in all graces, particularly in love, imitating your heavenly Father. You cannot equal His perfection, but you can imitate it. Charity is the perfection of Christian graces; he that is made perfect in love is perfect in all divine graces in God's account.
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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
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