 | Heinrich Ziegler - 1873 - 248 pągines
...same ?" Imitating our heavenly father, alone entitles us to this high prerogative, verse 48 : " Be ye, therefore, perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." The manner of performing a duty, may often be illustrated by an example, or exemplified by our own... | |
 | Alexander Lamont - 1874 - 396 pągines
...divine. And I think that the Great Teacher speaks plainly enough on this point when He says — '' Be ye therefore, perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." This involves goodness after the same kind, at least. Of course, it must be different in degree, just... | |
 | Erasmus Manford - 1875 - 414 pągines
...others as you would have others do unto you." " Bless, and curse not." "Render good for evil." "Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." All this the master requires. This is the gospel standard. All who reach it are perfect Christians... | |
 | Henry Martyn Goodwin - 1875 - 442 pągines
...divine. In this view there is reason and encouragement in the precept otherwise so impossible. "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." 5. Finally, our doctrine reveals and restores the true relationship between Christ and humanity. Man... | |
 | Frank Russell - 1875 - 404 pągines
...maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect. Mat. 5: 44. Sermon on the mount, — near Capernaum. Love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping... | |
 | 1875 - 714 pągines
...do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you. ... Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father, who is in heaven, is perfect." This can only spring from a clean heart and a right spirit, and this only God can create in us (Ps.... | |
 | John Stuart Blackie - 1878 - 278 pągines
...is one sentence in that sermon which could not possibly occur in any of Buddha's exhortations. "BE YE THEREFORE PERFECT, EVEN AS YOUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN IS PERFECT "—whereas the constant and consistent voice of the Indian Messiah was, BE YE THEREFORE PERFECT, EVEN... | |
 | George Bowen - 1879 - 298 pągines
...nothing less than absolute perfection is required of those who would be called the children of God. " Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." At a later period we find our Lord varying the words of our text thus : " Heaven and earth may pass... | |
 | Joel Tiffany - 1881 - 470 pągines
...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 who is in heaven is perfect. The doctrine herein taught is, that God the Father loves all the children of humanity irrespective... | |
 | George Dana Boardman - 1881 - 372 pągines
...His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth His rain on the just and on the unjust. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect. In fact, the Matt. vi. 12, 14, Golden Rule is the criterion of character ; our sonhood to God is tested... | |
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Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect. 
