IT IS HARD BUT WE NEED TO LOVE OUR ENEMIES
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES
The idea of loving and forgiving our enemies sounds completely ridiculous at times. It is our human
nature to want to defend ourselves and fight back. However, if we are called to be like Jesus, we are
called to forgive those who hurt us. Loving your enemy is less about reconciling a relationship and
more about the condition of your heart!
“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those
who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them
the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone
who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you
would have them do to you. ~ Luke 6:27-31
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back.
Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the
ungrateful and wicked. ~ Luke 6:35
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your
enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He
causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans
do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. ~ Matthew 5:43-48
On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In
doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil
with good. ~ Romans 12:20-21
Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. ~ Proverbs 10:12
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of
your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. ~ Proverbs 3:3-4
The idea of loving and forgiving our enemies sounds completely ridiculous at times. It is our human
nature to want to defend ourselves and fight back. However, if we are called to be like Jesus, we are
called to forgive those who hurt us. Loving your enemy is less about reconciling a relationship and
more about the condition of your heart!
“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those
who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them
the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone
who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you
would have them do to you. ~ Luke 6:27-31
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back.
Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the
ungrateful and wicked. ~ Luke 6:35
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your
enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He
causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans
do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. ~ Matthew 5:43-48
On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In
doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil
with good. ~ Romans 12:20-21
Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. ~ Proverbs 10:12
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of
your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. ~ Proverbs 3:3-4
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