Jesus issued only a few direct commandments to his followers, but he did provide may directives which serve as reliable guides for living. Episodes 45 and 46 list these directives.
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I Am a Son of God
Jesus’ Directives to His Followers (Ep 45)
September 2024
In his teachings Jesus identified only a few of his instructions as commandments. These embraced the commandments from the Jewish scriptures to love God supremely, to love our neighbor as ourselves, and the Ten Commandments. The one clear commandment he issued to his apostles was at the last supper where he said, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another even as I have loved you.” Even though he referred to only a few of his instructions as commandments he did issue many directives which we may adopt as guidelines for living the way of Jesus. They may be listed as follows:
Follow me. Jn. 1:43
Follow me. Mt. 9:9
Follow me. Mt. 4:19
Follow me! Jn 21:22
Rejoice and be exceedingly glad. Mt. 5:12
Let your light so shine before men that they
may see your good works and be led to
glorify your Father who is in heaven. Mt. 5:16
Do not resist evil. Mt. 5:39
If anyone smites you on the right cheek, turn
to him the other also. Mt. 5:39
And if anyone would sue you and take your
coat, let him have your cloak as well. Mt. 5:40
And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go
with him two miles. Mt. 5: 41
Love your enemies. Lk. 6:27
Do good to those who hate you. Lk. 6:27
Bless those who curse you. Lk. 6:28
Pray for those who despitefully use you. Lk. 6:28
As you wish that men would do to you, do
you also to them. Lk. 6:31
Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Lk. 6:36
Be you perfect, even as your heavenly
Father is perfect. Mt. 5:48
Judge not, that you be not judged. For with
what judgment you judge you will be judged Mt.7:1-2
First take the log out of your own eye, and then
you will see clearly to take the speck out of your
brother’s eye. Mt. 7:4-5
Give not that which is holy to dogs, Mt. 17:6
neither cast your pearls before swine, Mt. 17:6
Beware of false prophets who will come to
you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are as
ravenous wolves. Mt. 7:15
Take heed that you do not give your alms
before men to be seen by them. Mt. 6:1
When you give alms, let not your left hand
know what your right hand is doing. Mt. 6:3
When you pray, go into your room and shut
the door and pray to your Father. Mt. 6:6
And in praying use not vain repetitions. Mt. 6:7
And when you fast, be not of a sad countenance
that your fasting may be seen by men. Mt. 6:16
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, Mt. 6:19
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, Mt. 6:20
Do not be anxious about your lives; what you
shall eat or what you shall drink; nor about
your body, what you shall put on. Mt. 6:25
Seek first the kingdom of God and his
righteousness, and all these things shall be
added unto you. Mt. 6:33
Do not be anxious about the morrow. Sufficient
for the day is the trouble thereof. Mt. 6:34
Heal the sick. Mt 10: 8
Freely you have received, freely give. Mt 10:7
I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves;
be you therefore as wise as serpents and as
harmless as doves. Mt 10:16
When they deliver you up, be not anxious
about what you are to say, for what you are to
say will be given to you in that hour, for it is
not you who speak, but the Spirit of your
Father speaking through you. Mt 10:19-20
Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and you
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to
you. Lk 11:9-10
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if
you have anything against anyone; so that
your Father also who is in heaven may forgive
you your trespasses. Mt 11:25
When you pray, go into your room and shut
the door and pray to your Father who is in
secret; and your Father who sees in secret will
reward you. Mt 6:6
Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest. Mt 11:28
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me,
and you shall find rest for your souls. Mt 11:29
What I tell you in the dark, utter in the light.
What you hear whispered, proclaim upon
the housetops. Mk 10:27
And do not fear those who kill the body, but
cannot kill the soul. Mk 10:28
Fear not Mk 10:28
Fear not Lk 12:7
Fear not, only believe. Mk 5:36
Fear not Lk 12:32
He who has ears to hear, let him hear. Mt 13:9
Labor not for the food which perishes, but
for the [spiritual] food which endures to
eternal life, which the Son of Man shall
give you. Jn 6:27
Honor your father and your mother. Mt 15:4
If any man would come after me, let him deny
himself and take up his cross and follow me. Mt 16:24
If any man would come after me, let him
disregard himself, and take up his
responsibilities, and follow me. Mk 8:34
And if your hand or your eye causes you to
stumble, sacrifice them; it is better to enter
life minus these than to be shut out of
the kingdom. Mt 18:8
See that you do not despise these little ones,
for I tell you that in heaven their angels always
behold the face of my Father…. Mt 18:10
If your brother sins against you, go and tell
him his fault, between you and him alone. Mt 18:15
But if he will not hear you, take one or two
others along with you that every word may
be confirmed by the evidence of two or
three witnesses. Mt 18:16
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the
congregation, and if he refuses to listen even
to the congregation, let him be to you as a
heathen and a tax collector. Mt 18:17
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord,
how often shall my brother sin against me, and I
forgive him? As many as seven times?”
Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but
seventy-seven times. Mt 18:21-22
John said to him, “Teacher, we saw a man casting
out demons in your name, and we forbade him,
because he was not following us.”
But Jesus said, “Forbid him not; for no
one who does a mighty work in my name will
be able soon after to speak evil of me. Mk 9:38-39
And behold, one came up to him, saying,
“Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have
eternal life?”
And Jesus said: “You know the
commandments: do not kill, do not commit
adultery, do not steal, do not bear false
witness, do not defraud, and honor your
father and mother.” Mk 10:19
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