Jesus challenged the norm by saying to love as God loves is to love our enemies and those who hate us.

Scott and Shawn work through Jesus’ teaching in the context of real-life examples and the Scripture. Corrie ten Boom, who lived an extraordinary life of forgiveness and love, was dumbfounded when her sister forgave the man who put the entire family in prison. Loving as Jesus loved is impossible—we can’t do it on our own.

How can we love our enemies?

Scott and Shawn give practical examples of loving your enemy and living out the hard teachings of Jesus.

📖 Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Watchmaker’s Daughter, by Larry Loftis: https://a.co/d/6o80OiT

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Timestamps:
00:00 Coming up in this episode
00:28 Recap and introduction
03:09 Corrie ten Boom’s struggle to love her enemies
08:28 Jesus’ sermon on the mount
10:02 The context: what Jesus says about the Law
11:33 Jesus’ clarifies the Law in Matthew 5
14:00 What should motivate Christians’ hearts and actions in Matthew 6
15:22 The nature of life in the new kingdom
17:47 We are motivated by love for our Heavenly Father
23:02 How do we live this out? Who are our enemies?
26:17 Navigating PRIDE events
36:15 Attending a gay colleague’s wedding
37:22 Love is not about making people happy
39:51 Is it love if it damages a relationship?
46:35 We love by drawing people towards the truth
47:53 We need to be people who daily identify ourselves with Jesus
50:43 Pray for those who persecute you
51:46 Live in right relation with our Father
53:59 Go out of your way to greet people
55:37 Contact us with questions