God Loves All Beings

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T herefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.


Christianity quote 7577 |  Philippians 2:1-2 (NKJV)  

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E ach of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. . . . The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.


Christianity quote 7578 |  Ephesians 4:7-13 ( NRSV / NRSV-CE )  

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F or both he that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified, are all of one. For which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying: I will declare thy name to my brethren; in the midst of the church will I praise thee.


Christianity quote 7579 |  Hebrews 2:11-12 (Douay-Rheims Version)  

cf.‘This is because the one who makes people holy and the people who are being made holy all come from one source. That is why Jesus isn’t ashamed to call them brothers and sisters when he says, I will publicly announce your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you in the middle of the assembly. ’ Hebrews 2:11-12 (CEB)

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N ow there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.


Christianity quote 7580 |  1 Corinthians 12:4-6 (KJV)  

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N obody should be looking for his own advantage, but everybody for the other man’s. . . . Never do anything offensive to anyone — to Jews or Greeks or to the Church of God; just as I try to be helpful to everyone at all times, not anxious for my own advantage but for the advantage of everybody else, so that they may be saved.


Christianity quote 7581 |  1 Corinthians 10:24-33 (TJB)  

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J ust as a human body, though it is made up of many parts, is a single unit because all these parts, though many, make one body, so it is with Christ. . . . If your whole body was just one eye, how would you hear anything? If it was just one ear, how would you smell anything? . . . If one part is hurt, all parts are hurt with it. If one part is given special honour, all parts enjoy it. Now you together are Christ’s body; but each of you is a different part of it.


Christianity quote 7582 |  1 Corinthians 12:12-27 (TJB)  

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B e kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.


Christianity quote 7583 |  Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)  

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W e have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.


Christianity quote 7584 |  1 John 4:16 (NASB)  

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A nd because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.


Christianity quote 7585 |  Matthew 24:12-13 (KJV)  

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G od is light; there is no darkness in him at all. . . . if we live our lives in the light, as he is in the light, we are in union with one another . . .


Christianity quote 7586 |  1 John 1:5-7 (TJB)  

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T hese things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.


Christianity quote 7587 |  John 16:33 (KJV)  

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T he original state of the universe is called self-nature. To practise according to self-nature is known as the Dao. To practise the Dao, namely, to correct our bad thoughts, speech and behaviour, is called education. The Dao is ubiquitous and it has never left us. Anything that arises and can be destroyed and that comes and goes is not the Dao. . . . The Mean is the essence of the universe, and harmony is the universal Dao in the universe.


Confucianism quote 7588 | 

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O nly when we treat all with utmost sincerity can we fully restore our self-nature. Once we have restored our self-nature, we will be able to help other human beings to do the same. Able to help other human beings to restore their self-nature, we will be able to assist all beings to do the same. Able to help all beings to restore their self-nature, we will be able to assist heaven and earth in educating and nurturing all and to attain the state of no birth or death.


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T he virtue of sages corresponds to that of heaven and earth, it illuminates everything like the sun and the moon, adapts to the changes of the four seasons, and understands the transformation between good and bad, good fortune and misfortune.


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A ll beings arise from the interaction between heaven and earth. The instruction of sages touches people and helps them recover to their innate goodness, and thereby world peace is realised. Observing how heaven and earth interacts enables one to understand the interrelationships between heaven, earth and all beings.


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T he benevolent regard heaven, earth and all beings as one. Everything is a part of oneself.


Confucianism / Neo Confucianism quote 7592 |  The Collection of Works of Chenghao and Chengyi  

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A sage considers the whole world as one family and a whole country as one person. This is not their own idea, but arises from their profound understanding of the source of the feelings of all beings, and the associated principles, benefits and detriments. Such understanding enables them to do so.


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C onfucius said, ‘Filial piety (Xiao) is the foundation of (all) virtue, and out of which grows all teachings and (moral and religious) education.’


Confucianism quote 7594 |  The Classic of Filial Piety (Xiao Jing), chap. 1: Opening Explanation  

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C onfucius said, ‘ . . . Filial piety (the Way of Xiao) is taught so that all who are fathers will be respected. Fraternal duties (the Way of Ti) is taught so that all who are elder brothers will be respected.’


Confucianism quote 7595 |  The Classic of Xiao (Xiao Jing), chap. 13 : Broad and highest virtue  

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C onfucius said, ‘. . . He who loves his parents does not dare to do evil unto others; he who respects his parents does not dare to be arrogant to others. ’


Confucianism quote 7596 |  The Classic of Xiao (Xiao Jing), chap. 2 : The Son of Heaven  

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C onfucius said, ‘For teaching the people to love one another there is nothing better than the education of Xiao; for teaching the people to be courteous and harmonious there is nothing better than the education of Ti; for changing bad customs there is nothing better than good, undefied music; for making the rulers at ease and the people orderly there is nothing better than the education of great etiquette.’


Confucianism quote 7597 |  The Classic of Xiao (Xiao Jing), chap. 12 : Broad and Crucial Doctrine  

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C onfucius said, ‘. . . If one were able to perfect his filial piety and attention to fraternal duties, his spirit would be consonant with the highest virtue of the universe, and his mind and prayers would reach and move the Divine. The light of his great virtue would illuminate the whole world and all would be touched by the virtues of filial piety.’


Confucianism quote 7598 |  The Classic of Xiao (Xiao Jing), chap. 16 : The Moral Effort and the Response from the Divine  

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T he principles of being a person of noble character start from the rapport between husband and wife, the truth of which, at its utmost, enables us to thoroughly understand the way of the universe.


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P arents and children are one entity. A husband and wife are one entity. Siblings are one entity. The relationship of parents to children is as the head to the feet. A husband and wife are like two halves of a whole. Siblings are like the four limbs of a human body.


Confucianism quote 7600 |  The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial Annotated by Zheng Kangcheng  

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J ust as flames will expire without fuel, a child will counsel the father but will not abandon him because they form one inter-reliant whole. The Analects of Confucius says, ‘When serving parents, we should offer counsel often with a caring voice.’ It continues, ‘We should always be respectful to them and not act contrary to their wishes if proper.’


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