Barnabas, Epistle of Barnabas 19

Here is the way of light: if you want to travel the road to the appointed destination, press on with your deeds. This is the knowledge given to us for walking in that way. Love the One who made you; fear the One who formed you; glorify the One who redeemed you from death. Be single-hearted and rich in spirit. Do not cling to those who walk the way of death. Hate everything that displeases God; hate all hypocrisy. Never abandon the Lord's commands. Do not exalt yourself; be humble in every respect; do not chase glory for yourself. Do not plot evil against your neighbor, and do not give your soul a license for recklessness. Do not commit sexual immorality, do not commit adultery, do not corrupt children. Never let God's word leave your lips in any kind of impurity. Do not show partiality when you rebuke someone for a transgression. Be gentle, be peaceful, tremble at the words you have heard. Do not hold a grudge against your brother. Do not be double-minded, wavering between 'it will happen' and 'it will not.' Do not take the Lord's name in vain. Love your neighbor more than your own life. Do not kill a child by abortion, nor kill a newborn. Do not withhold your hand from your son or daughter; from youth teach them the fear of God. Do not covet your neighbor's possessions; do not be greedy. Do not associate with the proud; instead, keep company with the humble and righteous. Accept whatever befalls you as good, knowing that nothing happens apart from God. Do not be double-tongued or double-minded. Submit to your masters as to God's representative, with reverence and fear. Do not command your slave or servant harshly, since they hope in the same God, lest they cease to fear the God who rules over both of you; for He did not come to call people by outward appearance, but those whom the Spirit has prepared. Share everything with your neighbor and do not claim anything as exclusively yours; if you share in the imperishable, how much more in perishable things? Do not be a gossip, for the mouth is a snare of death. Keep yourself as pure as you can for the sake of your soul. Do not be the kind who stretches out hands to receive but clenches them when it is time to give. Love everyone who speaks the Lord's word to you as the apple of your eye. Remember the day of judgment night and day, and seek out the saints daily — whether by laboring in word, going to encourage them, and studying to save a soul through the word, or by working with your hands to redeem your sins. Do not hesitate to give, and do not grumble when you give; you know who the good rewarder is. Hold fast to what you have received, neither adding to it nor taking away. Hate evil to the very end. Judge justly. Do not create division; instead, make peace between those who are fighting by bringing them together. Confess your sins. Do not approach prayer with a wicked conscience. This is the way of light.