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You must not go about spreading slander among your people; you must not jeopardize your neighbor’s life; I am the Lord. “Do not harbor hatred against your brother. Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him. 18 Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:16-18 (CSB)
1. LOVE
Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:18 (CSB)
The commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet, and if there is any other commandment-all are summed up by this: Love your neighbor as yourself.
Romans 13:9 (CSB)
2. EDIFY
You must not go about spreading slander among your people; you must not jeopardize your neighbor’s life; I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:16 (CSB)
3. FORGIVE
Do not harbor hatred against your brother. Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.
Leviticus 19:17 (CSB)
4. EXTEND GRACE
Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.
Leviticus 19:18 (CSB)