1. The Greatest Commandment: Love God and Neighbor:
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40
2. The Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes:
“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 meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:3-5
3. Forgiveness and Mercy:
“Then Peter came to him and asked, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.’” Matthew 18:21-22
4. The Call to Discipleship: Carry Your Cross
“If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Matthew 16:24-25
5. The Golden Rule:
“So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12
