Chapter-12 Our sins are the basic reason for the sufferings, sicknesses and anxieties in the world

Jesus the Teacher, is the Lord

You call me Teacher and Lord - you are right, for that is what I am. - John 13:13

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. - John 15:7

Commandment of love

This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. - John 15:12

In the world there is persecution

In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world. - John 16:33

Love and forgiveness

I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you , so that you may be children of your Father in heaven ; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. - Matthew 5:44-45

Forgive everyone and God will forgive you

For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. - Matthew 6:14-15

Whom should you be afraid of?

Do not fear those who kill the body but who cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. - Matthew 10:28

I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. But I will warn you whom to fear : fear him who, after he has killed , has authority to cast into hell. - Luke 12: 4- 5

Forgive and you will be forgiven

My heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart. - Matthew 18:35

We should not judge others as sinners when we ourselves are sinners. Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. - Luke 6:37

The sacrament of confession

Jesus the Lord , breathed on the disciples and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them ; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. - John 20:22-23

Love and Unity

Jesus the Lord said: That they all may be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. - John 17:21

We are the Lord's

If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. - Romans 14:8

Eternal life in Jesus

Now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage that you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:22-23

Our sufferings are for heavenly glory

I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God. - Romans 8:18-19

Marks of a true Christian

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.