Saturday, October 6, 2018

The Way to real life … Love your enemies

Morning: Psalms 107:33-43, 108; Hosea 11:1-9; Acts 22:17-29

Everything Jesus stands for runs counter to the usual norms by which human beings govern their lives.  Those norms include … hatred for enemies, revenge on abusers, and judgement of those who offend you.  But Jesus overturns this whole tit-for-tat system of human vengeance … Instead, love your enemies; do unto others as you would have them do to you; forgive.  Does this sound unreal or unrealistic?  Consider this … that what is most unreal and unrealistic is to perpetuate the cycle of human violence. Instead, love those who treat you badly.  Break the cycle.  Overcome hatred with Love.

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