What does it mean to love thy enemy?
What does it mean to love thy enemy?
To “Love Your Enemy” is to find it in your heart to put aside any wrongs, and to love them as a fellow human being. You don’t have to love them like you love your parents or children or best friend. Picture the person you dislike most, and see if it’s easy to find that love for them.
What does love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you?
It is far harder to “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”, which is the standard Jesus now wants his followers to aim for. In these verses, Jesus is describing agape – this is a practical love requiring effort. It is based on respect for all people. It is the love shown by God for all of humanity.
Why should we love our enemy?
Loving Your Enemies Helps You Become More Respectful and Considerate of Others. Even the thought of loving your enemies already transforms how you think. This can also help you appreciate everyone around you, not just those you loved or hated. This helps you become more respectful and considerate of everyone.
How do you pray for your enemies?
Jesus admonishes us to “love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” (Lk 6:27-28). Paul does the same by saying, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.” (Rm 12:20).
What the Bible says about our enemies?
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; For example, the New International Version reads: “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”.
What is the esoteric meaning of Love Thy Enemy?
This is the true esoteric meaning of love thy enemy. this is the love that never runs out…never fails, never gives up. The other love is personal and holds grudges and is conditional. Not reacting forces you to become a self or real individual beyond adjusting to what is out there. Adjusting creates a false image.
Is it possible to love your enemies?
Hating an enemy is what comes naturally. We need supernatural help. If we try and love our enemies apart from the help of God it will not be true love. It’s only by the grace of God, and the power of the Holy Spirit at work in us, that we can love our enemies.
What does the Bible say about feeding our enemies?
In Proverbs 25:21 we’re told to feed our enemy when he’s hungry. But the blatant instruction to love our enemies came from Jesus in His sermon on the mount. You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
Should we pray for our enemies?
Praying for your enemy opens you up to the work of the Holy Spirit in your heart. Martin Luther King Jr. in Strength to Love posits that forgiveness is the decisive factor in how much you can love your enemy. I fully agree. When Jesus looks at His executioners from the cross and offers forgiveness, can there be any doubt of His love for them?
