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Pray for your enemies. Fast for those who harass you because what credit do you deserve if you love those who love you. Don’t even unbelievers[4] do that? Love those who hate you, and you will have no enemies.
Give to everyone who asks something from you and do not demand it back because the Father wants his gifts to be distributed to everyone. Anyone who can follow this commandment and give like this is blessed and is declared “Not Guilty.” Woe to anyone who receives. Anyone who receives while in need is not guilty. But anyone who receives when not in need is like a thief who should be locked up until he confesses and pays back for what he has stolen. He will not be set free until he has paid the last penny. Nevertheless, it has been said, “Let your gift sweat in your hand until you know to whom
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Do not waver or become indecisive because you are trying to live both in the world and in the church.[11]
give some of the money away as a ransom for your sins.
Guard what you have received without adding or taking away anything from them.
Confess all your transgressions in church.
those who hate the truth,
those who pollute God creation,
If you can bear the whole yoke of the Lord, you will be perfect; but if you are unable to bear all of it, then do the best you can with what you can.
Be on guard for meat sacrificed to idols because it involves the worship of dead gods.
Then, baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
The one baptizing and the one to be baptized (as well as anyone else who is able) should fast for one or two days before the baptism.
Do not let your fasts coincide with those of the hypocrites. They fast on Monday and Thursday, so you should fast on Wednesday and Friday.
just as the Lord commanded in his Gospel,
For the holy vine of your servant, David, Which you have made known to us Through your Servant, Jesus.
Just as this broken bread was scattered Upon the mountain and then was Gathered together and became one, So too may your church be gathered together
Through Jesus Christ.
Don’t ever let anyone eat or drink of your Eucharist who has not been baptized into the name of the Lord because the Lord has also spoken about this: “Do not give holy things to dogs.”
If anyone is holy, let him come;
But if his teaching contributes in some way to being in a right relationship with God and increases the knowledge of the Lord, then welcome him as you would welcome the Lord himself.
He is only a prophet if he conducts himself in the ways of the Lord. So, it is by his conduct that the false prophet and the true prophet will be revealed.
Every prophet who teaches the truth, but does not do what he teaches, is a false prophet.
you will know if he is a true or false Christian.
If he does not want to do what you have determined, then he is a freeloader, using the name of Christ to let others support him. Watch out for people like that!
prophets because they are your high priests.
And, in whatever amount seems right to you, take the first-fruits from your money and clothes and every other possession and give it to prophets or to the poor in accordance to what was commanded.
Everyone who is engaged in a quarrel with a friend is not to be gathered with you until he is reconciled with his friend
and sheep will be turned into wolves,
