Love for Enemies
Mathew 5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 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. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
- The Command to follow, Love for enemies
- Step one of the practice, pray for those who persecute you. Step one towards transformation.
- Examples and how we receive revelation about the creator through the natural world as teacher. (Rain and sun for all. Free grace of God for all regardless)
- The perfection of our creator is made evident in loving the persecutor, even in the face of the evil they enact.
- so friends, no one said we would be good at it, but an old adage says practice makes perfect, here’s to practice. Consider what this means in your own life, this is following Jesus!
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