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““If you hit a Talib, then If you hit a Talib, then there would be no there would be no

difference between you difference between you and the Talib,”and the Talib,”

““I would tell him how I would tell him how important education is important education is and that I would even and that I would even

want education for your want education for your children as well. That’s children as well. That’s what I want to tell you,”what I want to tell you,”

4343 “You have heard that it was said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ hate your enemy.’ 4444 “But I say to “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray you, love your enemies and pray

for those who persecute you,for those who persecute you,

Matthew 5:43–44 (NASB95)Matthew 5:43–44 (NASB95)

MAN WAS MADE IN THE MAN WAS MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD IMAGE OF GOD GEN 1:26-27GEN 1:26-27

MURDER IS A SIN MURDER IS A SIN BECAUSE “IN THE IMAGE BECAUSE “IN THE IMAGE OF GOD CREATED HE OF GOD CREATED HE HIM...” GEN 9:6HIM...” GEN 9:6

WE SHOULD NOT CURSE WE SHOULD NOT CURSE MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE MEN BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE IN THE IMAGE OF MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GODGODJAMES 3:9JAMES 3:9

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““HE WHO REPROACHES HE WHO REPROACHES THE POOR THE POOR REPROACHES HIS REPROACHES HIS MAKER” PROV. 17:5MAKER” PROV. 17:5

Neglecting the needs of Neglecting the needs of a person who is a person who is “hungry or thirsty or a “hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or stranger or naked or sick or in prison” is sick or in prison” is tantamount to scorning tantamount to scorning the Lord Himself. the Lord Himself. MATT 25:44-45MATT 25:44-45

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DO YOU LOVE GOD AND DO YOU LOVE GOD AND TRULY DESIRE TO TRULY DESIRE TO SPEND ETERNITY WITH SPEND ETERNITY WITH HIM?HIM?

IF SO WE MUST LEARN IF SO WE MUST LEARN TO SEE THE IMAGE OF TO SEE THE IMAGE OF GOD IN OTHERSGOD IN OTHERS

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