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Love your enemies

Unveiled Artist

Veteran Member
Not getting the relevance of this.

Only to an RF conversation, not in life in general; nothing to lose sleep over (my words). I had to backtracked.

they just want to eat whereas humans just want to harm or kill with a set aim.

Do you want to harm or kill (hypothetical)?

I was wondering if you feel humans just want to kill or harm, does this mean you're in this equation to?

I have no urge to do that unprovoked.

Of course not everyone is provoked to kill or harm others. That doesn't exclude that you are human and want to kill or harm.

You're not the only one who thinks this way. Probably majority of the people do; so, it seems odd that we (people in general) are up to blame "society" excluding themselves from it.

Many people feel humans (or society) want to kill or harm; you're not the only one who thinks that way.

I hate getting backtracked. Another point here is why do people exclude themselves from blaming society for its corruptness?

Different topic after reading all of this
 

Messianic Israelite

Active Member
Do you believe you can love your enemies?

If so, would it make sense to call the person you love an enemy?

Love your enemies means for example loving (and forgiving) Hitler.

Do you love your enemies?

Loving one's enemy is not a New Testament thing. In the Hebrew Scriptures, the Law clearly shows that we are to show love to our enemies in Exodus 23:4. I try to show love to all, although this can be difficult, if you have love for Yahweh, it's easy to love each other. For Yahweh so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life we read in John 3:16. If we want to be like Yahweh, we have to love the unlovely, just as Yahweh loved us despite our sinful conditions and sent us His Son to redeem us.
 

Unveiled Artist

Veteran Member
Loving one's enemy is not a New Testament thing. In the Hebrew Scriptures, the Law clearly shows that we are to show love to our enemies in Exodus 23:4. I try to show love to all, although this can be difficult, if you have love for Yahweh, it's easy to love each other. For Yahweh so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life we read in John 3:16. If we want to be like Yahweh, we have to love the unlovely, just as Yahweh loved us despite our sinful conditions and sent us His Son to redeem us.

Hitler as well as child molesters?

We all can say we love our enemies but there seems to be a clause involved. The Bible has thousands of them
 
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