Article May 24, 1969 Issue

Why Should We Love Our Enemies?

CARLTON S. MACCOY

Christ Jesus said, "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven." ^{Matt. 5:44, 45;}

Why should we be expected to love our enemies and those that curse us? To many, it seems unreasonable.

At another time, in answer to Peter's question "How oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?" Jesus said, "I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven."^{18:21, 22;} This also might seem quite unreasonable. And such sayings of Jesus have led some people to picture him as a weakling.

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