"Christians love their enemies because God does so, and commands his followers to do so. That is the only reason, and that is enough."
John Howard Yoder
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- Jonathon
- I am... A traveling nomad who ponders the Good only while laying in a hammock. A bard, or poet, who wants us to re-imagine what we see in the world so that we can learn to tell our stories in a different way. someone who purposefully does not make sense nor take himself too seriously
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3 comments:
Digging the new photograph, Jonathan! Stick with the bowtie!
Way to just be frank, Yoder. I think of that phrase in terms of war because we are actually harming our "enemies." But I have old friends whom I don't like anymore or care to talk to at all. Doing what God commands is a lot easier when I'm writing letters to politicians.
the question is, what is the best way to show love to your enemies in various circumstances?
Zoomdaddy, I think that a useful first step is to pray for God's unreserved blessings on your enemies. This is one of my disciplines. I name certain people who have hurt me badly and pray for God to prosper them spiritually and (here's the really hard one) materially.
By praying this continuously, I find that I love more and hate less.
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