Chancery

0125 Love thy neighbour

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From πŸ“§ Bride and Groom
To πŸ“§ 1st Trustee, πŸ“§ 2nd Trustee
Date 3 Feb 2026
Subject Love thy neighbour

Ref: 19841103 BT01 0125

Office found

1st Trustee and 2nd Trustee,

Romans 13:8-101
8. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
9. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
10. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

You harmed our guests when you opened their gifts without their consent. The harm remains whilst you continue to withhold the gifts and refuse to return them to the guests, the lawful owners.

By acting as unauthorised intermediaries[^superior claim] rather than faithful trustees[^bare trustees] you:

When you love Jesus you keep his commandments.2 The greatest commandment after loving God is to love your neighbour as yourself.3

You must first be reconciled with your brother before you come to God in worship.4 That means restoration of the gifts to each guest.

Clear instruction is given on how to provide restoration:

Therefore, out of love for the guests you must return their gifts to them or their household as they were delivered to you, packaged, wrapped and carded, with an additional 20% of their value. For gifts not in their original condition, restore sevenfold.

When you do this you reconcile with the guests, and then may come before the LORD with clean hands9 in this matter, and abide in his love.10

1 John 2:411
4. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Obedience without love is just compliance; love without obedience is just applause.

With love and sincerity,

Bride

[^superior claim]: Superior Claim: Superior ownership rights always override the secondary claims of any temporary agent or middleman. To date you have not provided evidence that our guests lawfully transferred their gifts to you. Therefore by your acts of ownership, opening the gifts, writing on the cards, and discarding the cards, wrapping and packaging, you made an unlawful superior claim to the guests’ property.

[^bare trustees]: Bare Trustees   Purpose: To hold property on behalf of the beneficiaries. Powers: No discretion and no active duties other than to transfer the property to the beneficiaries when requested. Function: Merely the nominee of the beneficiaries.

[^relational harm]: Relational Harm: You have betrayed the trust they placed in you as custodians. Your refusal to deliver or return the gifts compromises the guests’ relationships with both you and us, forcing them into a legal and social predicament they never consented to join.

[^emotional harm]: Emotional Harm: You have violated their privacy and stripped them of the joy of giving. You have placed distress and anxiety upon them knowing their personal gestures were intercepted and scrutinised by someone other than the intended recipients, turning their kindness into a source of conflict.

[^physical harm]: Physical Harm: You are in unlawful possession of their tangible property. By withholding these items, you are causing the guests a direct financial loss and depriving them of the use, value, and physical control of the assets they purchased.

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  1. Romans 13:8-10   8. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.↩

  2. John 14:15   15. If ye love me, keep my commandments.↩

  3. Matthew 22:37-40   37. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38. This is the first and great commandment. 39. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.↩

  4. Matthew 5:23-24   23. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24. Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.↩

  5. Leviticus 6:2-5   2. If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; 3. Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein: 4. Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, 5. Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering.↩

  6. Numbers 5:6-7   6. Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty; 7. Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed.↩

  7. Ezekiel 33:14-16   14. Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; 15. If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. 16. None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.↩

  8. Proverbs 6:30-31   30. Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 31. But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.↩

  9. Psalms 24:3-4   3. Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? 4. He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.↩

  10. John 15:10   10. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.↩

  11. 1 John 2:4   4. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.↩