What Does it Mean to Love Our Enemies? In the two portions of scripture where Jesus elaborates on what He means by loving our enemies, He draws it to a conclusion. “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and...
Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” As...
Now, the next passage we come to follows these events. Jesus and the disciples are in the garden, and the men come to arrest Jesus. At least two of the disciples are armed, with the knowledge and consent of Jesus. Here is the question: Will they use the sword against the armed multit...
What does Jesus say about work? "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward.You are serving the Lord Christ." CREFLO DOLLAR : BIBLICAL HEALING SCRIPTURES 3/8/17 ...
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:39-40 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works Abraham did, but now you seek to kill me, a man who...
“Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!”13The feelings of failure, sin, condemnation need to be faced with Scripture. “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”14“For if, when we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of...
In fact, Jesus gave this one decisive test of a person who truly represents him: “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”1 Jesus taught people to have compassion and care for others. Rather than taking revenge, love your enemies, in...
What did Jesus say about heaven or eternal life? The word “heaven” appears the most in the Gospel of Matthew. The Kingdom of Heaven isn’t a place to go after life on earth. Jesus sought to bring heavenly love to earth –“on earth as in heaven.” Jesus was asked by a religious...
Of course, we are called to loveour brothers and sister is in Christbut Jesus took it further. He was clear in his messages about who to love. You have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who pe...
In other words, is God a hypocrite? Would God say, “Okay, you guys love your enemies, but I’m going to hate them.” Of course not. Jesus is the ultimate example.He is God manifest in the flesh. And what did He do on the cross, but made a petition to his Father, “Forgive ...