Introduction: the aim of the book
A word to biblical scholars
Demand #1: you must be born again
Demand #8: take up your cross and follow me
Demand #9: love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength
Demand #10: rejoice and leap for joy
Demand #11: fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell
Demand #12: worship God in spirit and truth
Demand #13: always pray and do not lose heart
Demand #14: do not be anxious about the necessities of daily life
Demand #15: do not be anxious about the threats of man
Demand #16: humble yourself
Demand #17: humble yourself
In childlikeness, servanthood, and broken-hearted boldness
Demand #18: do not be angry
Demand #19: do not be angry
Embrace mercy and forgiveness
Demand #20: do the will of my Father who is in heaven
Be justified by trusting jesus
Demand #21: do the will of my Father who is in heaven
Be transformed by trusting Jesus
Demand #22: strive to enter through the narrow door
Demand #23: strive to enter through the narrow door
For jesus fulfills the new covenant
Demand #24: strive to enter through the narrow door
For you are already in the kingdoms power
Demand #25: your righteousness must exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees
For it was hypocritical and ugly
Demand #26: your righteousness must exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees
Clean the inside of the cup
Demand #27: your righteousness must exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees
For every healthy tree bears good fruit
Demand #28: love your enemies
Demand #29: love your enemies
Pray for those who abuse you
Demand #30: love your enemies
Do good to those who hate you, give to the one who asks
Demand #31: love your enemies
To show that you are children of God
Demand #32: love your neighbor as yourself
For this is the law and the prophets
Demand #33: love your neighbor with the same commitment
You have to your own well-being
Demand #34: love your neighbor as yourself and as Jesus loved us
Demand #35: lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven
By giving sacrificially and generously
Demand #36: lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven
And increase your joy in Jesus
Demand #37: lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven
It is your fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom
Demand #38: do not take an oath
Cherish the truth and speak it simply
Demand #39: do not take an oath
Let what you say be simply yes or no
Demand #40: what God has joined together let no man separate
For marriage mirrors God's covenant with us
Demand #41: what God has joined together let no man separate
For whoever divorces and marries another commits adultery
Demand #42: what God has joined together let no man separate
Man, one woman, by grace, till death
Demand #43: render to Caesar the things that are Caesars'
And to God the things that are God's
Demand #44: render to Caesar the things that are Caesars'
As an act of rendering to god what is gods
Demand #45: do this in remembrance of me
For i will build my church
Demand #46: do this in remembrance of me
Baptize disciples and eat the Lord's supper
Demand #47: let your light shine before others
That they might give glory to your Father who is in heaven
Demand #48: let your light shine before others
The joyful sacrifice of love in suffering
Demand #49: make disciples of all nations
For all authority belongs to Jesus
Demand #50: make disciples of all nations
For the mission cannot fail.