Sentences with phrase «teaches love of enemies»

He can, with no qualms, assent to any of the catechisms of historical Christianity, but for some reason thinks God is wrong when he teaches love of enemies, therefore rejecting that teaching.

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).

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The teachings of Christ are crystal clear — that we must love our enemies, bless those who persecute us, pray for those who hate us — and not that they receive condemnation, but that their hearts may be turned to ways of true justice, love, and peace.

If the one who called his followers to love their enemies is the Lord of the universe, then surely any attempt to circumvent or ignore his teaching should be unthinkable.

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.

It inconsistent with the teachings of Christianity to make snide remarks, as Christianity teaches its followers to be patient, kind, long - suffering, love your enemies, pray for those who despitefully use you, turn the other cheek, and so on.

Because when it comes to enemy - love and our response to evil, the New Testament writers race to the life and teaching of Christ as the pattern for believers to imitate.

I particularly found my experience the Buddhist «meta» or loving kindness and finding contentedness through all things through the teaching of the Buddhist Tara Brach and her book «Radical Aceeptance» worked more for me though applying the same principles of love including love of enemies that Christianity teaches.

... If the cross is a personal act of violence perpetrated by God towards humankind but borne by His Son, then it makes a mockery of Jesus» own teaching to love your enemies and refuse to repay evil with evil (p. 182f).

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.

Does this mesh with the Redemptive Power of Jesus Christ on the Cross and God's Nature and Teaching of «Love your Enemies, Bless those who curse you» etc etc?

Christians have debated the topics of divinity and trinity for two thousand years, but all agree that the most important thing Jesus taught was love — love God with all your heart, love your neighbor as yourself, and love even your enemies.

Jesus taught that love is to be a sign of his disciples (John 13:35) and further, that love of enemies is to be the defining feature of Christian love — the very thing that defines Christian perfection (Matt.

On another note Jesus affirmed the seriousness of rebellion against God, affirmed a coming judgment, and yet taught his followers that they are to love their enemies and leave room for the wrath of God.

In 3:10 - 14, Luke adds some of John's ethical teaching, but it seems perfunctory and not particularly demanding, especially when compared to Jesus» teaching on wealth and on love of enemies.

But I ask such people, «What do you do with one of the most famous teachings of Jesus that we love our enemies and bless them?»

In his teaching and example of unbroken fellowship with God, of love and service to men, of humility and sincerity, of forgiveness toward even his most malicious enemies, of sensitive understanding of the spoken or unspoken needs of the humblest of persons whose lives touched his, we see the kind of living to which we are called.

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It challenges believers to «transform the world through fascination» by honoring the teachings of Jesus — associating with the poor, loving enemies, showing mercy, and suffering.

teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you» applies just as much to each of us as does Jesus» injunction to «love your enemies» or «when you pray, go into your room and shut the door.»

Cross Vision, teaches believers how to interpret the Old Testament's violent portraits of God through the lens of the cross and to thereby see how these portraits bear witness to the self - sacrificial, non-violent, enemy - embracing love of God revealed on Calvary.

Perhaps the hardest teachings of Jesus are forgiveness, return good for evil, and love for our enemies.

Now we come to some of his most controversial teachings — love for enemies, forgiveness for any wrong, returning good for evil.

It seems to witness to the teaching of Jesus on the level of personal relations — Love your enemy, turn the other cheek.

So whenever my Sunday school teacher explained that Jesus taught us to love our enemies and pray for those that persecuted us, I thought of Samantha and prayed for her.

Our chief sent in response a loving message, telling them that Jehovah had taught the Christians to return good for evil, and that they would come unarmed to tell them the story of how the Son of God came into the world and died in order to bless and save his enemies.

The rest support unnecessary mass - murder and torture for profit based on lies as in the War of Choice in Iraq in direct contradiction to the spirit and literal teachings of Jesus (turn the other cheek, blessed are the peacemakers, love your enemies, repay evil with good, he who lives by the sword will die by the sword, forgive seventy times seven, thou shalt not kill, etc.).

He urged them to live lives that are beyond reproach, to follow the teachings of Jesus and love their enemies to the point of death.

If the idea of loving those whom you have been taught to recognize as your enemies is too overwhelming, consider more deeply the observation that we are all much more alike than we are unalike.

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