Friday, February 20, 2009
Luke 6:27-36
Oh no, this is the passage about loving your enemies.
"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' love those who love them. 33And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that. 34And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full. 35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back."
How can we be able to love our enemies, those who are irritating, those who are treating us badly? The answer lies in the verse 35, "... because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. And therefore we have to be merciful, just as our Father is merciful. (verse 36)We have to remember the God loves those we dislike, so what right do we have to insists on disliking or hating them.
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