PPT-Love your Enemies

You have heard that it was said 543 Drawn from Mosaic Law Lev 1918 Mosaic Law did not command hate your enemy I t commanded not to hate Lev 1917 Drawn out of restricted definition of neighbor. Week 2: Joy. Week 3: Peace. Week 4: Patience. Week 5: Kindness. Week 6: Goodness. Week 7: Faithfulness. Week 8: Gentleness. Week 9: Self Control. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, . In the minds of many, . love is an emotion .... A feeling that cannot be forced.. An emotion that can come and go.. Commanded To Love!. Love . is more than emotion ... . Love is a selfless sense of active good will and affection.. Mark 14:43-50. Dear Pastor,. I . heard you say to love our enemies. I am only six and do not have any yet. I hope to have some when I am seven.. . Your . Friend, Amy. What does it look like to make room to love your enemies? . Mark 14:43-. 50. “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. . . Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels. 48. . (NKJV). 43.  . “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ . 44.  . But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, . “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. . Love your enemies. Matthew 5:43-48. What did they say?. Matthew . 5:43 - . You . have heard that it was said, . 'YOU SHALL . LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR & . hate your enemy.' . ??? . Matt 15:26. ; . John 4:9. 7. John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? . 8. Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. . The Sermon on the Mount Series [17]. Matthew 5:43-48. ©. . March 13, 2016. Pastor Paul K. Kim. RECAP: NON-RETALIATION AS A PART OF LOVING YOUR ENEMIES . The root of non-retaliation . is not behavior modification [DOING] but inner transformation of character [BEING]. Matthew 5:43-48. Many of us grew up during the cold war . - It had nothing to do with the weather. - It had everything to do with strained relationships. - After the collapse of the USSR, things changed for the better. Matthew 5:38-48. Matthew 5:38-48. " You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. ' . But . I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. Rev. Robert J. Smith. Pastor. Colonial Hills . Baptist Church. Matthew 5:43-48. 43 .  Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy . neighbour. , and hate thine enemy. . 44 .  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; . by Pastor Fee Soliven. Matthew 5:40-48. Wednesday Evening. January 7, 2015.   40 If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also..  .  .  .  .  41 And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. . Lesson 10 for September 3, 2022. Meekness in the suffering. Intercessory meekness. Meekness before our enemies. Meekness before injustice. The source of meekness. Meekness is defined as “enduring injury with patience and without resentment.” It’s not an inherently human attribute..