Pride leads to a critical spirit, but God’s grace leads to humility and teaches us to put on compassion.

It is love that will empower you to respond to your enemies with love, but you will need to think of yourself first. 

Those who listen to Jesus will orient their hearts to love their enemies and will act toward them out of that love.

Unity in the church is good sign for believers, but we must know the effect it has on the watching world.

When we faithfully follow Christ, we will be persecuted; but we can learn to rejoice and be glad knowing that we are sharing in the sufferings of Christ.