For even fornicators do this. But I say to you, pray for your enemies, and love them that hate you, and bless them that curse you, and pray for them that despitefully use you.” Luther, Calvin, and ...

Having done that, it said: “Jesus loved the people we hate ... and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and ...

This shows Christians that they will be rewarded for their forgiveness. The teaching from Jesus love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you reminds people that they should not hold onto ...

To show love to your enemies is to truly love as Christ did. In the Parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus uses the example of the Jew and the Samaritan, who would not ordinarily have been friendly ...