Colossians 3:12-13 | 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. |
What are the five key moral principles? | The importance of love of neighbour, God’s love as a potential model for Christian behaviour, Regard for truth, The role of conscience, The need for forgiveness |
What passages are used for the importance of love of neighbour | (Leviticus 19:34; Luke 10:25-28); |
What passages are used for regard for truth | (1 Samuel 12:24; Ephesians 4:25-27); |
What passages are used for God’s love as a potential model for Christian behaviour | (Exodus 34:6-7; 1 John 4:19- 21); |
What passages are used for the role of conscience | (2 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Timothy 1:5); |
What passages are used for the need for forgiveness | (Matthew 6:14-15; Colossians 3:12-13). |
Leviticus 19:34 | ‘Love your God with all your heart and all your soul - that is the greatest commandment. The second is to love your neighbour as yourself. All commandments hang on this rule’. |
Luke 10:25-28 | Parable of the good samaritan |
1 Samuel 12:24 | "Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you." |
Ephesians 4:25-27 | ‘Let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbour |
Exodus 34:6-7 | “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness" |
1 John 4:19- 21 | “if you say you love God but do not love your brothers and sisters you are a liar” |
2 Corinthians 1:12 | "For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, " |
1 Timothy 1:5 | "The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith." |
Matthew 6:14-15 | For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. |
Colossians 3:12-13 | 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. |