People Who Hate Me
If the World Hate You...
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you,
that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should
remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name,
he may give it you.
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
*If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated
you.*
If ye were of the world, the world would love his own:
but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of
the world, *therefore the world hateth you.*
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater
than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute
you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake,
because they know not him that sent me.
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin:
but now they have no cloak for their sin.
He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
If I had not done among them the works which none other man did,
they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both
me and my Father.
But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that
is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
(John 15:16-25)
Do Good To Them That Hate You
(Do not hold anything against them.)
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth:
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall
smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat,
let him have thy cloak also.
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of
thee turn not thou away.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour,
and hate thine enemy.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,
*do good to them that hate you,* and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you;
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good,
and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye?
do not even the publicans the same?
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others?
do not even the publicans so?
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven
is perfect. (Mat. 5:38-48)
First be Reconciled
"But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; *first be
reconciled to thy brother,* and then come and offer thy gift."
(Mat. 5:22-24)
To Forgive Us
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just *to forgive us* our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
Bless and Curse Not
Bless them which persecute you: *bless, and curse not.*
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
*Recompense to no man evil for evil.* Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. (Rom 12:14-21)
Let Not the Sun
"Be ye angry, and sin not: *let not the sun go down upon your wrath:*
Neither give place to the devil.
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour,
working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have
to give to him that needeth." (Ephesians 4:26-28)
Ten Commandments
And God spake all these words, saying,
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
- Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
- Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
- Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
- Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
- Thou shalt not kill.
- Thou shalt not commit adultery.
- Thou shalt not steal.
- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
| DATE: | THOSE I HAVE OFFENDED: | NOTES: |
8/14/99 | X., for gosipping about X. with Y. and Z. | Go back to them and acknowledge we were wrong. |
| 8/14/99 | Y., for being harsh and judgmental in our conversation, when a few words "spoken gently" would have done. | Will applogize and also making a point to pray for Y. daily. |
8/14/99 | For all the last-minute broken dates with Z. | Will call and apologize and make sure it doesn't continue to happen. |
| 8/14/99 | For wasting money that could be used for helping the needy. | Start planning expenses one month in advance, with funds set aside for charity. |
Create in Me a Clean Heart
Make me know you, O Lord
In the depths of my soul.
Purify me and I will be clean.
Wash me whiter than snow.
Create in me a clean heart, O God
And renew your Spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God
And renew your Spirit within me.
The sacrifices acceptable to you,
O Lord, are a broken spirit.
A broken heart, a contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise.
Create in me a clean heart, O God
And renew your Spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God
And renew your Spirit within me.
Based on
Psalm 51:10
byGilberto Barreto
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