Matthew 5:44But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
Luke 6:27But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.
Romans 12:19-21Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Colossians 3:11Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
James 4:12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you--who are you to judge your neighbor?
Hey Brad,…did you ever see the movie ‘the Mission’? At the end, which guy do think made the right choice (De Niro or Irons)?
ReplyDeleteI guess in my view they both made the right choice…and they both carried it out with tact and presence.
I have also often wondered in the parable of the Good Samaritan, what would have happened if the Samaritan came a little early and saw the Jew being beaten by a mob—what would he do?
I love passionate active pacifism—but I still can’t shake the thought that there is still ‘a time to kill and a time to heal.’
peace