Article August 29, 1964 Issue

WORDS OF CURRENT INTEREST

[The words in this issue are related to the Lesson-Sermon in the Christian Science Quarterly designated to be read in Christian Science churches on September 6, 1964.]

It hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy (Matt. 5:43)

"Thou shalt love thy neighbour" is of course a direct quotation from Leviticus 19:18. Wey-mouth, commenting on the New Testament passage, reminds us that "there is no command in the Law to hate one's enemy." However, it appears that certain stern passages in the Old Testament— such as Deuteronomy 23:6—were taken by the rabbinical interpreters as justifying such hatred. In Matthew 5:44 the Master counteracts such interpretations by the words. "Love your enemies."

It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true (John 8:17)

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