“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 Hard words to live by, arent they? No, lets be honest, impossible words to live by ... for humans. Lets face it, NO human can do this of his own will. Human nature, we can not love and we especially cant love our enemies. But what makes Christians different than everyone else? Is it that we dont sin, is that how we show the world that we are Christian? Lol, yea right. We sin just as bad as everyone else. Is it that we talk in tongues, can get bitten by snakes and live, or heal the sick? No. Is it that we can do fancy prayers or that we are bold and talk about our Savior? No. Or maybe it is that we show love to those that love us or help our brother and sister? Not that either. What makes a Christian different from everyone else is that we know what TRUE love is and we show it. This is how you can tell a Christian from everyone else. This is because we as humans can not love our enemies. It is Gods Spirit in us that gives us the ability to love everyone, even our enemies. This is something that cant be faked and no magic can make this happen. So, if Gods Spirit is in you, let his love shine through you and into the world. Remember, God loved us even when we were His enemies. Yes, all of us hated God. Take care and God Bless. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 John 4:8-20, Galatians 5:22-23, Romans 13:8-10, Matthew 19:19
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 10:54:34 +0000
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