Romans, chapter twelve also teaches us what it means to love your enemy...
v12 says.
Therefore, if thine enemy hunger feed him if he thirst, give him drink for in doing so, thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head"
I take that as meaning that you are now looking at your enemy as God sees him, another human created in the image of God who has needs that you are willing to meet.
And by doing so, you're showing yourself to be unworthy to be his enemy but worthy to be his friend.
And if that is hard I will go one step further to say. It is impossible
to have that attitude without the Spirit of God within you leading you and guiding you that way.
I think they may that may be part of the point of Jesus command,
that we have to be dependent on Him in all our ways.…
To love you enemy or the villain and wish justice be done upon them, requires a world view in which spiritual progress or psychological development is a fundamental principle of life. If there is no meaning, purpose, or telos to life, let us "eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die!"
I love the merging, as happened other times, between the teachings of Paganism and those of Christianism. No antagonism at all.
Romans, chapter twelve also teaches us what it means to love your enemy...
v12 says.
Therefore, if thine enemy hunger feed him if he thirst, give him drink for in doing so, thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head"
I take that as meaning that you are now looking at your enemy as God sees him, another human created in the image of God who has needs that you are willing to meet.
And by doing so, you're showing yourself to be unworthy to be his enemy but worthy to be his friend.
And if that is hard I will go one step further to say. It is impossible
to have that attitude without the Spirit of God within you leading you and guiding you that way.
I think they may that may be part of the point of Jesus command,
that we have to be dependent on Him in all our ways.…
Thank you! This is one of the most puzzling aspects I have had with Christianity. And the take makes perfect sense.
Thank you!
To love you enemy or the villain and wish justice be done upon them, requires a world view in which spiritual progress or psychological development is a fundamental principle of life. If there is no meaning, purpose, or telos to life, let us "eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die!"