"Verily, verily, I say to you, he who rules his own self is greater than he who captures a city. Self-mastery is the measure of man's [[moral]] [[nature]] and the indicator of his [[spirituality|spiritual development]]. In the old order you fasted and prayed; as the new creature of the rebirth of the [[spirit]], you are taught to believe and rejoice. In the Father's kingdom you are to become new [[creatures]]; old things are to pass away; behold I show you how all [[things]] are to become new. And by your [[love]] for one another you are to convince the world that you have passed from bondage to liberty, from death into life everlasting. | "Verily, verily, I say to you, he who rules his own self is greater than he who captures a city. Self-mastery is the measure of man's [[moral]] [[nature]] and the indicator of his [[spirituality|spiritual development]]. In the old order you fasted and prayed; as the new creature of the rebirth of the [[spirit]], you are taught to believe and rejoice. In the Father's kingdom you are to become new [[creatures]]; old things are to pass away; behold I show you how all [[things]] are to become new. And by your [[love]] for one another you are to convince the world that you have passed from bondage to liberty, from death into life everlasting. |