Matthew 5:45
that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
Treated in 5 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life ·
How the wise and pious use of an estate naturally carrieth us to great perfection in all the virtues of the Christian life; represented in the character of Miranda cites Matt. v. 45
…hod of Divine goodness? Does not God make "His sun to rise on the evil and on the good"? [Matt. v. 45] Is not this the very goodness that is recommended to us in Scripture, that, by imitating…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
March cites Matt. v. 45
…re sacrificed!—J. Hudson Taylor. March 31 The children of your Father which is in heaven. Matt. v. 45. The best name by which we can think of God is Father. It is a loving, deep, sweet, heart…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
A Letter to the Informer cites Matthew 5:45
…of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good” (Matthew 5:45, ASV). We are to love our enemies because God loves his, and we were once among them. “Wh…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
X. Another thing wherein those affections that are truly gracious and holy, differ from those that are false, is beautiful symmetry and proportion cites Matt. 5:45
…em, love them and admire them; but are fierce against those that oppose and dislike them. Matt. 5:45, 46, “Be like your Father which is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise upon the evil…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Matthew 5:43-48
…ere being shaved, and a letter of forgiveness written in June 1945. Scriptures to revisit Matthew 5:43-48; Romans 5:10; Romans 12:17-21; Ephesians 4:32. Reflection 1. Is there someone you need to…