Acknowledgments

Suggestions for How to Read This Book

Introduction: The Aim of the Book

Command #1: You Must Be Born Again

Command #2: Repent

Command #3: Come to Me

Command #4: Believe in Me

Command #5: Love Me

Command #6: Listen to Me

Command #7: Abide in Me

Command #8: Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me

Command #9: Love God with All Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength

Command #10: Rejoice and Leap for Joy

Command #11: Fear Him Who Can Destroy Both Soul and Body in Hell

Command #12: Worship God in Spirit and Truth

Command #13: Always Pray and Do Not Lose Heart

Command #14: Do Not Be Anxious about the Necessities of Daily Life

Command #15: Do Not Be Anxious about the Threats of Man

Command #16: Humble Yourself by Making War on Pride

Command #17: Humble Yourself in Childlikeness, Servanthood, and Brokenhearted Boldness

Command #18: Do Not Be Angry—Trust God’s Providence

Command #19: Do Not Be Angry—Embrace Mercy and Forgiveness

Command #20: Do the Will of My Father Who Is in Heaven—Be Justified by Trusting Jesus

Command #21: Do the Will of My Father Who Is in Heaven—Be Transformed by Trusting Jesus

Command #22: Strive to Enter through the Narrow Door, for All of Life Is War

Command #23: Strive to Enter through the Narrow Door, for Jesus Fulfills the New Covenant

Command #24: Strive to Enter through the Narrow Door, for You Are Already in the Kingdom’s Power

Command #25: Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of the Pharisees, for It Was Hypocritical and Ugly

Command #26: Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of the Pharisees—Clean the Inside of the Cup

Command #27: Your Righteousness Must Exceed That of the Pharisees, for Every Healthy Tree Bears Good Fruit

Command #28: Love Your Enemies—Lead Them to the Truth

Command #29: Love Your Enemies­­—Pray for Those Who Abuse You

Command #30: Love Your Enemies—Do Good to Those Who Hate You, Give to the One Who Asks

Command #31: Love Your Enemies to Show That You Are Children of God

Command #32: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself, for This Is the Law and the Prophets

Command #33: Love Your Neighbor with the Same Commitment You Have to Your Own Well-Being

Command #34: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself and as Jesus Loved Us

Command #35: Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven by Giving Sacrificially and Generously

Command #36: Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven and Increase Your Joy in Jesus

Command #37: Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven—“It Is Your Father’s Good Pleasure to Give You the Kingdom”

Command #38: Do Not Take an Oath—Cherish the Truth and Speak It Simply

Command #39: Do Not Take an Oath—Let What You Say Be Simply “Yes” or “No”

Command #40: What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate, for Marriage Mirrors God’s Covenant with Us

Command #41: What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate, for Whoever Divorces and

Marries Another Commits Adultery

Command #42: What God Has Joined Together Let No Man Separate—One Man, One Woman, by Grace, Till Death

Command #43: Render to Caesar the Things That Are Caesar’s and to God the Things That Are God’s

Command #44: Render to Caesar the Things That Are Caesar’s as an Act of Rendering to God What Is God’s

Command #45: Do This in Remembrance of Me, for I Will Build My Church

Command #46: Do This in Remembrance of Me—Baptize Disciples and Eat the Lord’s Supper

Command #47: Let Your Light Shine before Others That They May Glorify Your Father Who Is in Heaven

Command #48: Let Your Light Shine before Others—the Joyful Sacrifice of Love in Suffering

Command #49: Make Disciples of All Nations, for All Authority Belongs to Jesus

Command #50: Make Disciples of All Nations, for the Mission Cannot Fail

Appendix: A Word to Biblical Scholars (and Those Who Wonder What They Are Doing)

General Index

Scripture Index

Desiring God Note on Resources