Loving Your Enemies
(Matthew 5:43-48)
How We, as God’s Children are to Treat our Enemies:
How We, as God’s Children are to Treat our Enemies:
Leviticus 19:18 (ESV)
18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
Exodus 23:4-5 (NIV)
4 “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it. 5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.
Deuteronomy 22:1-4 (NIV)
If you see your fellow Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner. 2 If they do not live near you or if you do not know who owns it, take it home with you and keep it until they come looking for it. Then give it back. 3 Do the same if you find their donkey or cloak or anything else they have lost. Do not ignore it.
4 If you see your fellow Israelite’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it. Help the owner get it to its feet.
How We, as God’s Children are to Treat our Enemies:
How We, as God’s Children are to Treat our Enemies:
Psalm 145:9 (ESV)
9 The Lord is good to all,� and his mercy is over all that he has made.
Romans 5:10 (NIV)
10 …, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, …
Luke 6:36 (NKJV)
36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.