Love your enemies...do good.
"You have heard it said , 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy, But, I say to you, love your enemies, do good to those who use you and to pray for those who persecute you so that you may be sons of Your Father who is in heaven...for if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?’ Matthew 5 How do we obey this verse? Like, really. This is hard, right? We want to obey scripture but there is conflict in our hearts if we are honest. How are we to establish for ourselves a healthy understanding of how to obey the command of Jesus in this passage of Matthew 5 along with other passages of scriptures like If most of us are honest, this verse is hard for us to understand how to flesh out practically. We don’t know what to do when we have been wronged or hurt by others. We have a desire to honor God’s Word and His commands to love and forgive. It can feel wrong and weighty (nearly impossible); especially if you have been the victim of egregious sin and evil ...
