Love your enemy is the critical statement made by the author of Son of Hamas. He stated that many religions speak of loving family and even neighbor, but only Christianity explicitly commands to 'love your enemy'. Loving your enemy is hard and downright opposed by the sinful flesh. When we are hated by those who seek to ridicule, slander, or even murder us, the flesh immediately wants to hate right back. However, that is the opposite of what Christ commands, and, remember, while we were still enemies Christ died for us. As Christians, we are not merely encouraged to love our enemy; rather, we are commanded to do so!
Therefore, when we are reviled, cursed, and beaten down, let our first reaction be that of restraint. This does not negate justice, of which we are commanded to execute as well, but vengeance is the Lord's and not ours.
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