Christian Values for Primary Schols

Some Christian Values

for a Church of England Primary School

from the Bible

The Greatest Commandments

Jesus said: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. This is the first and most important commandment. The second most important commandment is like this one. And it is, “Love others as much as you love yourself.””

(Matthew’s Gospel chapter 22 verses 37-38)

The Golden Rule

Jesus said: “Treat others as you want them to treat you.”

(Matthew’s Gospel chapter 7 verse 12)

The Fruit of the Spirit

The Apostle Paul said: “God’s Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled.”

(The letter to the Galatian Church chapter 5 verses 22-23)

Humility

The Apostle Paul said: “I realize how kind God has been to me, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you.”

(The letter to the Roman Church chapter 12 verse 3)

Forgiveness

The Apostle Paul said: “Put up with each other, and forgive anyone who does you wrong, just as Christ has forgiven you.”

(The letter to the Colossian Church chapter 3 verse 13)

Bible quotations are from the Contemporary English Version (CEV)