PDF-TWO FORMER ENEMIES CAN TEACH US LOVE AND TOLERANCE By Carole Woddis D

militant militia to defend his faith In the late 1980s after a period when Muslims and Christians had lived peaceably together a new spate of sectarian violence. Christians in Culture. The Path We’ve Traveled. We’ve discussed terms that are changing. Such as move to the “spiritual”. Impact on our children. Erratic ways our faith works out. How we use faith well and not so well under stress and in suffering. 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? . How to write a really. great paragraph!. Click on me to learn about good paragraphs!. The Topic Sentence (Top Bun). Very first sentence of your paragraph.. Always. needs to be indented.. Tells what your paragraph is going to be about.. 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. . 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. . “. You have heard that it was said” (5:43).. Drawn . from Mosaic Law (Lev. 19:18). .. Mosaic . Law . did not command “hate your enemy.. ”. I. t . commanded not to hate (Lev. 19:17). .. Drawn out of restricted definition of “neighbor.”. 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..