I was meditating on this saying of Jesus this morning:
"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men."
- Luke 6:32-36
And that got me to wondering - we all have people who are "enemies" - from strangers who are rude to us, or family members who hold a life-long grudge, friends that betray us etc.
Jesus says "even sinners love those who love them back" - so what does your religion or personal ethics system (if you are a non-Theist) say about how to deal with your enemies?
2007-10-22
04:02:32
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