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Chosen
out
of the
world
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it to you.
“I command these things to
you, that you may love one another.
If the world hates you, you
know that it has hated me before
it hated you. If you were of the
world, the world would love its
own. But because you are not of
the world, since I chose you out
of the world, therefore the world
hates you. Remember the word
that I said to you: ‘A servant is
not greater than his lord.’ If they
persecuted me, they will also
persecute you. If they kept my
word, they will keep yours also.
But all these things will they do
to you for my name’s sake, because
they don’t know him who
sent me. If I had not come and
spoken to them, they would not
have had sin; but now they have
no excuse for their sin. He who
hates me, hates my Father also.
If I hadn’t done among them the
works which no one else did,
they wouldn’t have had sin. But
now have they seen and also hated
both me and my Father. But
this happened so that the word
may be fulfilled which was written
in their law, ‘They hated me
without a cause.’
“When the Counselor has come,
whom I will send to you from
the Father, the Spirit of truth,
who proceeds from the Father,
he will testify about me. You
will also testify, because you
have been with me from the beginning.”
Let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and
glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Showers of blessings
MATTHEW ALPHAEUS
STAFF REPORTER
Seeing the multitudes, Jesus
went up onto the mountain.
When he had sat down, his disciples
came to him. He opened
his mouth and taught them, saying,
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of
Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the gentle, for they
shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger
and thirst after righteousness,
for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they
shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for
they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for
they shall be called children of
God.
Blessed are those who have been
persecuted for righteousness’
sake, for theirs is the Kingdom
of Heaven.
“Blessed are you when people reproach
you, persecute you, and
say all kinds of evil against you
falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and
be exceedingly glad, for great
is your reward in heaven. For
that is how they persecuted the
prophets who were before you.
“You are the salt of the earth,
but if the salt has lost its flavor,
with what will it be salted? It is
then good for nothing, but to be
cast out and trodden under the
feet of men. You are the light of
the world. A city located on a
hill can’t be hidden. Neither do
you light a lamp, and put it under
a measuring basket, but on
a stand; and it shines to all who
are in the house. Even so, let
your light shine before men; that
they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father who is
in heaven.”
God reveals his moral
law to mankind
MOSES AMRAM
STAFF REPORTER
God spoke all these words, saying,
“I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of the
land of Egypt, out of the house
of bondage.
“You shall have no other gods
before me.
“You shall not make for yourselves
an idol, nor any image of
anything that is in the heavens
above, or that is in the earth
beneath, or that is in the water
under the earth: you shall not
bow yourself down to them,
nor serve them, for I, the Lord
your God, am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the
fathers on the children, on the
third and on the fourth generation
of those who hate me,
and showing loving kindness
to thousands of those who love
me and keep my commandments.
“You shall not take the name
of the Lord your God in vain,
for the Lord will not hold him
guiltless who takes his name in
vain.
“Remember the Sabbath day,
to keep it holy. You shall labor
six days, and do all your work,
but the seventh day is a Sabbath
to the Lord your God.
You shall not do any work in
it, you, nor your son, nor your
daughter, your male servant,
nor your female servant, nor
your livestock, nor your stranger
who is within your gates;
for in six days the Lord made
heaven and earth, the sea, and
all that is in them, and rested
the seventh day; therefore the
Lord blessed the Sabbath day,
and made it holy.
“Honor your father and your
mother, that your days may
be long in the land which the
Lord your God gives you.
“You shall not murder.
“You shall not commit adultery.
“You shall not steal.
“You shall not give false testimony
against your neighbor.
“You shall not covet your
neighbor’s house. You shall
not covet your neighbor’s wife,
nor his male servant, nor his
female servant, nor his ox, nor
his donkey, nor anything that
is your neighbor’s.”