Love your enemies

This is perhaps the hardest of all of Jesus’ commandments: “Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you” (v 44).

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How can one who is hurt or injured, insulted or harmed, be expected to love the one who inflicted those injuries? What is it to love one’s enemies? The only way to understand and heed the call is to look at how Jesus treated his enemies. How did he respond to those who hated and opposed him? One thing is how he still tries to explain to them God’s message, even if they are not willing to listen. He also rebukes them and warns them for their evil deeds, pointing to them the consequences of their actions. He tries to explain to them how evil deeds can only lead to ruin and how loving actions lead to peace and harmony and fruitful life