Love your Enemies
Pastor Tung Le
September 29, 2023
September 30 & October 1, 2023
Pastor Tung Le
Love your Enemies
Jesus did not
The “eye for an eye” principle does not establish a biblical theology of
“The Jews, through Pharisaic teaching, tended to view the law of retaliation as God’s permission to take vengeance. That was never God’s intention. He simply wanted to protect them from excessive vengeance.” (Dr. Thomas Constable)
The Jesus Way: God’s people do not
The Jesus Way: We trust God for
“Hatred is not the way of the cross. We do not revile when reviled by others. We have an opportunity to bless people when they are not a blessing to us.” (Kevin DeYoung)
echthros (enemy) =
The Jesus Way: We are careful who we call
The Jesus Way: Followers of Jesus are called to
We are called to love our enemies because we are called to
The Jesus Way: Followers of Jesus are called to
Love your Enemies:
1. It is a mark of a
2.
Common grace: certain blessings from God are for
3. If we don’t we are no better than
Please don’t use Jesus flipping tables as a justification for your anger. If you’re anything like me, we have a long way to go in holiness and sanctification to play that card.” (Barnabas Piper)
“If Christians win a battle by using worldly means, they have really lost.” (Francis Schaeffer)
The Jesus Way: When we love our enemies we
Additional Resource:
OCF Article