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Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6\xa0 (NKJV)

Love\xa0the\xa0Lord\xa0your God with all your heart\xa0and with all your soul and with all your strength.\xa0These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.\xa0Deuteronomy 6:5-9 (NIV)

Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.\xa0Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.\xa0Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:5-9 (NIV)

\u201cDo not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.\xa0For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.\xa0 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands\xa0and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.\xa0 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. \u201cYou have heard that it was said to the people long ago, \u2018You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.\u2019\xa0 But I tell you that anyone who is angry\xa0with a brother or sister\xa0will be subject to judgment.\xa0Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, \u2018Raca,\u2019\xa0is answerable to the court.\xa0And anyone who says, \u2018You fool!\u2019 will be in danger of the fire of hell. \u201cTherefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift. \u201cSettle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.\xa0Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny. \u201cYou have heard that it was said, \u2018You shall not commit adultery.\u2019\xa0But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.\xa0 If your right eye causes you to stumble,\xa0gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.\xa0And if your right hand causes you to stumble,\xa0cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. \u201cIt has been said, \u2018Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.\u2019\xa0 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. \u201cAgain, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, \u2018Do not break your oath,\xa0but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.\u2019\xa0 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:\xa0either by heaven, for it is God\u2019s throne;\xa0or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.\xa0And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.\xa0 All you need to say is simply \u2018Yes\u2019 or \u2018No\u2019;\xa0anything beyond this comes from the evil one. \u201cYou have heard that it was said, \u2018Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.\u2019\xa0 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.\xa0And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.\xa0If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.\xa0 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. \u201cYou have heard that it was said, \u2018Love your neighbor\xa0and hate your enemy.\u2019 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,\xa0that you may be children\xa0of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.\xa0If you love those who love you, what reward will you get?\xa0Are not even the tax collectors doing that?\xa0And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?\xa0 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:17-48 (NIV)

1. God is a God of Fulfillment

\u201cDo not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.\u201d Matthew 5:17 (NIV)

1. Always filter \u201cWhat you have been told\u201d through \u201cWhat He says\u201d
2. He is in the business of our perfection

Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 (NIV)