Jesus has commanded His disciples to love their enemies and to demonstrate that love, in part, by praying even for those who persecute them.

6 мар. 2021 г. · I am called to be perfect like my Father in heaven! Jesus emphasizes that this is especially important in my relationship with others.

29 сент. 2019 г. · You are meant to be like Christ, to be conformed to His image; that means you look like Christ, you act like Christ, you speak like Christ.

27 окт. 2022 г. · Jesus said we are to love our enemies because it shows we are loving like God loves His enemies (Ro 5:6, 8, 10-see notes Ro 5:6, 5:8, 10).

22 мар. 2017 г. · And, as he made painfully clear, the point is to do it – i.e., to take Jesus' teachings seriously and follow them to the best of our ability.

14 нояб. 2023 г. · We are called to be absolutely perfect, matching the perfection of our heavenly Father. Every aspect of our being should align with God's ways, including our ...

If you only love those that love you, you are selfish; it is not genuine love for the character, but love for the benefit, and you deserve no commendation.

A. Beware of exposition that would take these high words of Jesus and try to accommodate them to the low living of experience.

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.

To what degree should we love our neighbor? – Love your neighbor as yourself – Jesus showed in the parable of the Good Samaritan what the term “neighbor” means.