Jesus' Teachings

• • Agape love (unconditional) - the Good Samaritan
• • "Love one another as I have loved you"
• • Golden rule - treat others as you would like to be treated
• • Afterlife is linked to works of mercy (e.g. feeding hungry) - Parable of the sheep + the goats
• • Equality - imago dei
• • Baptise in my name - Great Commission (resurrected Jesus told disciples to spread Gospel)
• • Forgiveness - 70 x 7
• • Forgiveness - The our father
• • Forgiveness - Matthew 18: The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
• • Forgiveness - “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
• • Good deeds = ‘deposits’ into a spiritual treasury - Rich man and Lazarus
• • Treasures on earth = worldly good/wealth not important
• PARABLE OF THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS:

  • Wealth = no benefit in afterlife
  • Use of wealth matters in after life
  • All ethical decisions should be motivated by agape love
  • God will reward those who do good