The result of these directions on how to handle interpersonal relationships was to convert the audience into children of “your Father who is in heaven.” By implication, they are currently outsiders to the Father’s “inside.” They will become “insiders” or neighbors to the Father as they learn to include others. The phrase “for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good” is intended to give the reason for this inclusiveness in the current social climate. The Father makes no distinction; therefore we should make no distinction if we are truly his children.