Are you able to love your enemy?

Answer 1

One is to Love the soul..
Not the deeds nor actions of that one
In fact one is to seperate himself from such a one least you to be corrupted by thier doings........

Love the soul...hate the sin.........and LIVE FOR CHRIST......
and Pray for your enemies......and let GOD handle them

Answer 2

I never had one until a few years ago, and this person is so insiduously evil...I didn't realize her true motives until it was too late.

I am working on trying to get to the forgiveness point, even now after all this time, after I do I hope I can get back to loving my enemy as I need to.

Right now, though, too raw and I haven't fully recovered from the effects of my interactions with her (fortunately I'm not alone in this experience with this person, so there are plenty of people with whom I can process feelings!).

So anyway -- the answer currently is "no," but with the Lord's help I will oneday get to that point.

Answer 3

Yes, you are able to love your enemy. It is said in the bible "Love your enemies as you would have love for others." I don't know what verses though, but yes you can.

Answer 4

Depends on how you define "love." If you mean warm fuzzy feelings of affection, then no - I can't make myself like someone, much less love them by this definition.
If you define it as a desire for the best for them, a concern for thier well being and a willingness to ACT in thier best interest - then yes, on occasion, I'm able to overcome my own selfishness and biases and love my "enemy."

Answer 5

Yes. God never requires or suggests we do something that we cannot do. Jesus said in Matthew 5:44-48 to do this and expounded upon it.
Some of his instructions were merely behaviors to exhibit, like "DO GOOD" to them that hate you & PRAY FOR them that despitefully use you and persecute you. Those two things we can choose to do. To "Love" in the God sense is to forgive and to do whatever is in your power that is best for someone rather than hurt them. To forgive is not saying what mean people do to you is OK or that it doesn't matter or that you condone it. It says that you will allow God to deal with them, and you ASK Him to protect you and deal with them and the wrong they have or are doing to you, but you are refusing to carry negative thinking and/or hatred toward them. It isn't easy to do, but if you can separate in you own mind the behaviors; the actions of someone and the person then it becomes easier. God also hates their wrong doings, but He loves them and desires they turn from the mean and wicked things they do and we then can BEHAVE with prayer for them and if we have opportunity, and some people think we should MAKE opportunity, to deliberately do something good for a person we know hates us. THAT is being like God. We all have been the enemy of God at some time and on some level in our lives, so He certainly knows of what He teaches us to do. He GAVE Jesus for our sins and it was before we even cared or knew it or asked for it.
Love is always in keeping with ITSELF, not in keeping with what others have done or not done. God doesn't ACT loving only.., He IS love always. If we have Him inside our heart, we CAN love our enemies even when we despise what they do and how they live or act toward us.
It's a choice we make over and over and ask for help continuously. If you read the scripture in Matthew and the one in Luke chapter 6, you will see that if we don't love our enemies, we are no different than those who don't know God. Loving our enemy isn't to make them change and be nice to us, it is so we learn to act like God and truly BE His child.., loving the unlovable. Be persistent and don't give up.

Answer 6

1/2 the time I couldnt love my wife
how could I love my enemy?

Answer 7

I'm able to keep my friends close, and my enemies closer.

Does that count?

Answer 8

I always say; "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"

Answer 9

no
if they've bugged me/hurt me/etc enough to be branded 'enemy', they're less likely to get love from me than a snowflake is to survive in a bonfire.

Answer 10

One time I saw my enemy trip, fall and bash his head into a brick wall. I loved watching that.