§2262In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord recalls the commandment, "You shall not kill,"62 and adds to it the proscription of anger, hatred, and vengeance. Going further, Christ asks his disciples to turn the other cheek, to love their enemies.63 He did not defend himself and told Peter to leave his sword in its sheath.64 Legitimate defense

My child, flee from every evil thing, and from every likeness of it. Be not prone to anger, for anger leadeth to murder. Be neither jealous, nor quarrelsome, nor of hot temper; for out of all these come murders. My child, be not a lustful one; for lust leadeth to fornication. Be neither a filthy talker, nor of lofty eye; for out of all these come adulteries.

1. The Power of Harmony in Relation to Prayer. Again I say unto you that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them. Matthew 18:19 The word symphony is strictly applied to the harmonies of sounds in music. And there are indeed among musical sounds some accordant and others discordant. But the Evangelic Scripture is fam…

Q. According to God's righteous judgment we deserve punishment both in this world and forever after: how then can we escape this punishment and return to God's favor? A. God requires that his justice be satisfied. Therefore the claims of his justice must be paid in full, either by ourselves or another.