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“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” Matthew 6:6 This passage is critical in understanding how to pray…
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“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.” Matthew 6:5 For the followers of…
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“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.” Matthew 6:5 For the followers of…
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“But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.” Matthew 6:3–4 Jesus used some interesting…
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“Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in Heaven.” Matthew 6:1 The Pharisees were famous for making a show of everything they did. They wanted to be noticed by…
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“Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you have no reward from your Father in Heaven.” Matthew 6:1 In Matthew’s gospel, he records Jesus’ actual words many times, but none of those times is Jesus…
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy’. But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” Matthew…
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.” Matthew 5:38‑39 Six times in the fifth chapter of…
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“Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and let your ‘No’ be ‘No.’For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.”Matthew 5:37 Jesus at one point said, “I only say what the Father says.” And for more than a hundred consecutive verses in Matthew, He pours out…
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“If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; and if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off, and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast…
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