Sentences with phrase «love of enemies in»

For instance, the early Church did teach love of enemies in a way that reflects direct dependence upon the Old Testament rather than upon Jesus (cf. Romans 12:20 - 21, quoting Proverbs 25:21).

How does this action fit in with Jesus» words about nonresistance to evil in Matthew 5:39 and love of enemies in Matthew 5:43 - 44?

But while the «sufferers» try to practice love of enemy in concrete ways, these people (like the prudent individuals who take the first position) make love a kind of theoretical value.

Not exact matches

This is the globally unifying love Jesus spoke of — not religion, but unending forgiveness, undying compassion, loving one's enemies, praying for those who despise you, and avoiding the creation of religion in place of these universal ideals.

In essence, he says, «If you are to follow me as King of this newly inaugurated Kingdom of God, you will need to start loving your enemies as much as yourself.

I admired his refusal to accept defeat on matters that matter, his love of friends and enemies, his passion for the written word, and above all his faith and hope in God.

God tortures his enemies forever in a pit of fire even though he tells us to love our enemies.

He speaks of the good marriage, of how fortunate that man and wife who are like - minded in their own house, a home maintained by their enlarging love which gives comfort to their friends and disquiet to their enemies.

(Mathew 5:45) you have heard that it was said an eye for an eye, But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

The New Testament explicitly and repeatedly commands Christians to love their enemies in the nonviolent, self - sacrificing fashion of the crucified Jesus.

That is, God must be the first love of our lives, and in the context of our love for God, Jesus is teaching, we love our families, friends (and enemies) and our neighbors.

CHRIST SAID TO LOVE YOUR ENEMY, TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER, not to kill in his name nor to bring down the glory of God by cajoling ignorance into praying to satan.

In Romans 5 Paul indicates that we perceive the depth of divine love only when we see that the crucified Jesus died for his enemies.

True power and true victory lie in love for your enemies, in self - sacrificial service, in infinite forgiveness, and in bearing sin and shame for the sake of others.

Feminism is the enemy of love and we are already saturated enough in its vengeful legacy.

And, that indicates that they haven't experienced love in those deep places of fear, yet; perhaps that an invitation to pray for our enemies and those that have persecuted us....

Was he an enemy whom one must love in order to be a child of God?

In the midst of enemy conquerors slaughtering everyone you know and love (including children) the women are stripped naked and have their genitals examined to see if they are a virgin.

And so the Samaritan reaches out in love to help his enemy, breaking all the customary boundaries, because he has clearly seen in his enemy not only a neighbor, not only a fellow human or a fellow creature, but a fellow sharer in the life of God.

because Life has a meaning, and what we do here is not in vain, and to love our enemies is not in vain and to pray for the salvation of the world is not in vain.

What's wrong with the church when folks like Shane Claiborne who have reputations for loving their enemies, giving without expecting anything in return, and withholding judgment can't get speaking gigs because of their «questionable» theological positions?

In this study we have seen the practical results of that reversal: We are to save our lives by losing them; we are to love our enemies; we are to forgive our debtors.

159:4.5 «Nathaniel, never permit yourself for one moment to believe the Scripture records which tell you that the God of love directed your forefathers to go forth in battle to slay all their enemies — men, women, and children.

How to put IT in play, thesis & antithesis: loving the opposition (enemy) so the spirit of the whole might be said to advance, well — I don't know & haven't succeeded.

When Jeremiah bade the exiles in the city of Babylon «pray unto Yahweh for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace,» (Jeremiah 29:7) we see the dawning of a better day, whose full light, however, did not come before Christ — «Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you»; (Luke 6:27 - 28) «Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.»

Or am I contributing to the problem by helping support this institution - one that has some amazing people but are dedicated to teaching students more about how evolution is wrong than in following the call of Jesus to love your enemies.

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you... Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven... If you love those who love you, what reward will you Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven... If you love those who love you, what reward will you love those who love you, what reward will you love you, what reward will you get?

It comes in a barrage of equally hard sayings toward the end of the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus tells his followers to turn the other cheek, give away your coat if someone sues you for your shirt, and «love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven» (Matthew 5:44 - 45).

In one sense, Jesus» ethic was so demanding as to break the hearts of all who would follow him: Sell all you have and give to the poor, resist not one who is evil, love your enemy, take no heed for the morrow.

Reconciliation and redemption, regeneration and the Holy Spirit, love of our enemies, cross and resurrection, life in Christ and Christian discipleship all these things are so difficult and so remote that we hardly venture any more to speak of them.19

His obedience in humbling himself, in loving his enemies, caring for the poor, welcoming the marginalized, and turning away from violence made a mockery of this opulent, bloodthirsty, and oppressive Empire.

It is only when one loves life and the earth so much that without them everything seems to be over that one may believe in the resurrection and a new world; it is only when one submits to God's law that one may speak of grace; and it is only when God's wrath and vengeance are hanging as grim realities over the heads of one's enemies that something of what it means to love and forgive them can touch our hearts.

As Christians, our most «deeply held religious belief» is that Jesus Christ died on the cross for sinful people, and that in imitation of that, we are called to love God, to love our neighbors, and to love even our enemies to the point of death.

So Christians, let us follow our atheist friends in denying the existence of this false god of power, money, bloodshed, and violence, and instead call people to believe in the enemy - loving, all - forgiving God who is found in Jesus Christ dying on the cross.

44 But I tell you, love your enemies [b] and pray for those who [c] persecute you, 45 so that you may be [d] sons of your Father in heaven.

In the reign of God our strong identity must come from loving our enemies.

A loving father and faithful husband, patron of the arts and friend of the poor, Cromwell not only defends the indefensible, and even legitimates it, by drafting new laws, he also, in his sweet time, takes definitive revenge on his enemies: those who stood in judgment on his patrons, Cardinal Wolsey and the king, and those who underestimated himself, the lowborn blacksmith's son.

It would then be an attempt to convey in a vivid pictorial form the truth, or the belief, that self - sacrificing love is so supremely valuable that in comparison with it even death is of small significance; that although the enemies of Jesus won their victory over him, yet in retrospect his life has become a more potent influence than theirs, for his memory has survived as an inspiration and example for all men.

Isn't it interesting — people take a stance that we are to treat those in the church one way and those without another way (in terms of being mean), when Jesus said, «love your enemies» (Matt.

(44) But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, (45) that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.

It is love to obey God, and by having a swift death penalty we love the people in our society [many of whom are our enemies also] and offer them the best chance for a life free from fear and crime.

But if God truly does have a violent and bloody side then Jesus was being deceptive, for nowhere in His life or ministry did He reveal God as someone who goes to war against His enemies or commands the genocide of people who do not love or obey Him.

The words of Christ in Matthew make it plain that Christ knew that God loves His enemies, and even blesses them by sending them rain and sun even though they do not «deserve» His love and blessings.

In the eyes of Jesus, however, this view of light was not «of God»: «You have heard that it was said, «You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.»»

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Another individual, with a deeper physical grasp of the relations in the value matrix, answers: but I say to you, love your enemy as well as your neighbor.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.»

To illustrate by a few examples from his precepts, note the reason given for the course of action that is enjoined, «Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven» (Matt.

It is the conjoining of power and hesed once again, but now in the form of an invitation to participate in God's reign of love by saying «yes» to it and being empowered to live «as if» that [30] reign were all - in - all even though it is not.10 Love is what is expected of the recipients of God's offer: loving one another as a new covenantal commandment (Jn 13:34), love that is so embracing that it even includes one's enemies (Mt 5:43 — 44love by saying «yes» to it and being empowered to live «as if» that [30] reign were all - in - all even though it is not.10 Love is what is expected of the recipients of God's offer: loving one another as a new covenantal commandment (Jn 13:34), love that is so embracing that it even includes one's enemies (Mt 5:43 — 44Love is what is expected of the recipients of God's offer: loving one another as a new covenantal commandment (Jn 13:34), love that is so embracing that it even includes one's enemies (Mt 5:43 — 44love that is so embracing that it even includes one's enemies (Mt 5:43 — 44).11

I don't want to serve the enemy or participate in his works of sin, but I do want to love Jesus and feel His welcoming smile when I sit with Him and share the day.