Acknowledgments
Suggestions for How to Read This Book
Introduction: The Aim of the Book
Command #1: You Must Be Born Again
Command #2: Repent
Command #3: Come to Me
Command #4: Believe in Me
Command #5: Love Me
Command #6: Listen to Me
Command #7: Abide in Me
Command #8: Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me
Command #9: Love God with All Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength
Command #10: Rejoice and Leap for Joy
Command #11: Fear Him Who Can Destroy Both Soul and Body in Hell
Command #12: Worship God in Spirit and Truth
Command #13: Always Pray and Do Not Lose Heart
Command #14: Do Not Be Anxious about the Necessities of Daily Life
Command #15: Do Not Be Anxious about the Threats of Man
Command #16: Humble Yourself by Making War on Pride
Command #17: Humble Yourself in Childlikeness, Servanthood, and Brokenhearted Boldness
Command #18: Do Not Be Angry—Trust God’s Providence
Command #19: Do Not Be Angry—Embrace Mercy and Forgiveness
Command #20: Do the Will of My Father Who Is in Heaven—Be Justified by Trusting Jesus
Command #21: Do the Will of My Father Who Is in Heaven—Be Transformed by Trusting Jesus
Command #22: Strive to Enter through the Narrow Door, for All of Life Is War
Command #23: Strive to Enter through the Narrow Door, for Jesus Fulfills the New Covenant
Command #24: Strive to Enter through the Narrow Door, for You Are Already in the Kingdom’s Power
Command #25: Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of the Pharisees, for It Was Hypocritical and Ugly
Command #26: Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of the Pharisees—Clean the Inside of the Cup
Command #27: Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of the Pharisees, for Every Healthy Tree Bears Good Fruit
Command #28: Love Your Enemies—Lead Them to the Truth
Command #29: Love Your Enemies—Pray for Those Who Abuse You
Command #30: Love Your Enemies—Do Good to Those Who Hate You, Give to the One Who Asks
Command #31: Love Your Enemies to Show That You Are Children of God
Command #32: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, for This Is the Law and the Prophets
Command #33: Love Your Neighbor with the Same Commitment You Have to Your Own Well-Being
Command #34: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself and as Jesus Loved Us
Command #35: Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven by Giving Sacrificially and Generously
Command #36: Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven and Increase Your Joy in Jesus
Command #37: Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven—“It Is Your Father’s Good Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom”
Command #38: Do Not Take an Oath—Cherish the Truth and Speak It Simply
Command #39: Do Not Take an Oath—Let What You Say Be Simply “Yes” or “No”
Command #40: What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate, for Marriage Mirrors God’s Covenant with Us
Command #41: What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate, for Whoever Divorces and
Marries Another Commits Adultery
Command #42: What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate—One Man, One Woman, by Grace, Till Death
Command #43: Render to Caesar the Things That Are Caesar’s and to God the Things That Are God’s
Command #44: Render to Caesar the Things That Are Caesar’s as an Act of Rendering to God What Is God’s
Command #45: Do This in Remembrance of Me, for I Will Build My Church
Command #46: Do This in Remembrance of Me—Baptize Disciples and Eat the Lord’s Supper
Command #47: Let Your Light Shine before Others That They May Glorify Your Father Who Is in Heaven
Command #48: Let Your Light Shine before Others—the Joyful Sacrifice of Love in Suffering
Command #49: Make Disciples of All Nations, for All Authority Belongs to Jesus
Command #50: Make Disciples of All Nations, for the Mission Cannot Fail
Appendix: A Word to Biblical Scholars (and Those Who Wonder What They Are Doing)
General Index
Scripture Index
Desiring God Note on Resources
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