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2. Parable of the Faithful Servant - Wikipedia

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   Etching by Jan Luyken illustrating the parable, from the Bowyer Bible.. The Parable of the Faithful Servant (or Parable of the Door Keeper) is a parable of Jesus found in Matthew 24:42-51, Mark 13:34-37, and Luke 12:35-48 about how it is important for the faithful to keep watch.

3. Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders - Wikipedia

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   This parable compares building one's life on the teachings and example of Jesus to a flood-resistant building founded on solid rock. The Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders (also known as the House on the Rock), is a parable of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew as well as in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke ().

4. The Bible and slavery - Wikipedia

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   In Ephesians 6:5–8, Paul states "Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ". [96] Similar statements regarding obedient slaves can be found in Colossians 3:22–24, 1 Timothy 6:1–2, and Titus 2:9–10.

5. Active obedience of Christ - Wikipedia

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   Jesus, whom the Bible describes as being without sin. In Acts 3:14, Peter calls Jesus "the Holy and Righteous One", while in Acts 10:38 Peter says Christ "...went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him." According to the Bible, in Hebrews 4:15, Jesus was "without sin".

6. Holy obedience - Wikipedia

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   Christian obedience is a free choice to surrender one's will to God, [6] and an act of homage. [3]Amongst the moral virtues obedience enjoys a primacy of honour. The reason is that the greater or lesser excellence of a moral virtue is determined by the greater or lesser value of the object which it qualifies one to put aside in order to give oneself to God.

7. Parable of the Master and Servant - Wikipedia

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   The prayer of Thanksgiving after Communion by Thomas Aquinas includes a phrase similar to the last verse of this parable: I thank You, O holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, who have deigned, not through any merits of mine, but out of the condescension of Your goodness, to satisfy me a sinner, Your unworthy servant. (Painting by Alphonse ...