I wrote an article in 2015 concerning Matthew 5:43-48. These verses are often quoted to show love to everyone. Words have meaning and so do translations. We find ourselves in times of war where our enemies are both foreign and domestic. Our domestic enemies now control the government after usurping several elections.
What are their goals? They want to control every aspect of our lives: freedom, education, religion, health (death) care and lawfare. Let me make this simple: they want to replace God with government. They are the enemy and they are not to be loved; they are to be fought as all evil needs to be fought.
If your enemy is against God, they are not to be loved. Consider the following pin from Planned Parenthood:
This pin was worn by some Democrat Congressmen at the 2023 State of the Union address. What kind of evil would show love for destroying innocent unborn lives? These are not our neighbors who have temporarily gone astray from the village and will return to be a good neighbor in the future. They do not deserve our love or support.
We are in a civil war in this country. Once side is serious and is attacking everything and everybody based on whatever they decide. The other side is practicing insanity by doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results (voting). What happens when our side realizes that they want us dead? What happens when we realize they want our children enslaved, sterilized and indoctrinated?
What happens when we realize that we are losing because we allow them to divide us?
David DeGerolamo
Yes, they want us dead or enslaved and have used fear and intimidation to silence dissent. Should I love them that have the knife to my throat? I don’t think so, the pacifist is in disobedience to God, and this is where we now find ourselves.
That’s exactly what the left demand, that you smile as your throat is slit and your family cheer and congratulate your murderer.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/insanity-friends-family-woke-store-owner-robbed-murdered-street-thug-dont-want-killer-prosecuted-video/
Nah, me eather!
Feel that that’s an over simplification.
When a group of people decide to come after children and expose them to porn and groom them into either the trans or gay lifestyle while promoting they stay away from their family, tear down our history, codify racism against whites and fantasize 24/7 on the MSM of white or conservative genocide the division is coming directly from them.
Think this over. You are to love your ememy. That is truth. You are under no obligation to love Gods ememies. This loving ALL people is another abominable sunday church teaching. As for me I hate what my God hates. And I love my fathers commandments.
Yep. Did you read the article linked in this one written in 2015?
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Love Him and Love each other.
If we do not love our brother who we do see,….
mankind is our brothers, and yes many claim we should only love the “brethren.” i believe they are mistaken and a touch misguided.
Comes to mind.
Loving each other does not mean we always agree, and go along to get along. Loving each other, even those who we think of as evil, entails calling them out and trying to offer correction, in the correct ways, etc.
And Paul states we must have nothing to do with the followers of darkness, and he also says do not bid them Godspeed, for those who do are partakers of those deeds as well.
i did not say Bid them God speed either.
i did not state you did, i was only making a biblical statement about wicked people in general and what Paul had to say about it, but i will go one further, if a Christian or person whom you may know is committing evil against you then Paul instructs us to turn them over to satan for a season, that’s how serious Paul was about wickedness even at the church level..
Blessed will be those who suffer for God’s sake. But I still believe there is a time for peace, and a time for war. We have experienced blessed peace for a long time, I am concerned that war is just around the corner.
we are at war right now, and for as long as i remember. when do you recall ever melting down the weapons of war into plowshares?
i personally can see i have enemy’s here, i also think there are enemies of God here, in these many many threads and articles. Many do not seem to realize this, and do not think of themselves as such. Should i love them as He does? He the Son?
Should we pray for them, their salvation, their awakening? Is this not Love? Should we pray that the demons be cast out? And yes sometimes the demons are within us. i hope some of you who think of me as an enemy, and an enemy of God are also praying for me.
I hope no one thinks of you as an enemy or an enemy of God. Why would you think that?
Look at it this way.
Our enemies as we perceive them do break at least one of the ten commandments. Is this not also against God?
To those who will leap upon His commands. His grace and mercy, also has a role. Yes i understand.
we ourselves have been given a great authority and responsibility to forgive daily as He also forgives us. He forgave all of us (many many sinners as He was crucified by us and for us all. Not just the Jews, not just the “Christians” for all of us!
Forgive them Father they know not what they do!
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
23:32-43 As soon as Christ was fastened to the cross, he prayed for those who crucified him. The great thing he died to purchase and procure for us, is the forgiveness of sin. This he prays for. Jesus was crucified between two thieves; in them were shown the different effects the cross of Christ would have upon the children of men in the preaching the gospel. One malefactor was hardened to the last. No troubles of themselves will change a wicked heart. The other was softened at the last: he was snatched as a brand out of the burning, and made a monument of Divine mercy. This gives no encouragement to any to put off repentance to their death-beds, or to hope that they shall then find mercy. It is certain that true repentance is never too late; but it is as certain that late repentance is seldom true. None can be sure they shall have time to repent at death, but every man may be sure he cannot have the advantages this penitent thief had. We shall see the case to be singular, if we observe the uncommon effects of God’s grace upon this man. He reproved the other for railing on Christ. He owned that he deserved what was done to him. He believed Jesus to have suffered wrongfully. Observe his faith in this prayer. Christ was in the depth of disgrace, suffering as a deceiver, and not delivered by his Father. He made this profession before the wonders were displayed which put honour on Christ’s sufferings, and startled the centurion. He believed in a life to come, and desired to be happy in that life; not like the other thief, to be only saved from the cross. Observe his humility in this prayer. All his request is, Lord, remember me; quite referring it to Jesus in what way to remember him. Thus he was humbled in true repentance, and he brought forth all the fruits for repentance his circumstances would admit. Christ upon the cross, is gracious like Christ upon the throne. Though he was in the greatest struggle and agony, yet he had pity for a poor penitent. By this act of grace we are to understand that Jesus Christ died to open the kingdom of heaven to all penitent, obedient believers. It is a single instance in Scripture; it should teach us to despair of none, and that none should despair of themselves; but lest it should be abused, it is contrasted with the awful state of the other thief, who died hardened in unbelief, though a crucified Saviour was so near him. Be sure that in general men die as they live.
Forgiveness is only granted to those who seek it.
Love in reality is TOUGH and DISCIPLINED.
God separates Sheep, from Goats. Goats are destined for ETERNAL TORMENT.
Was it “Loving Forgiveness” that defeated Nazi Germany?
Did we defeat them?
we keep discussing how all these wars are bankers wars and yet we proclaim we won?
…and keep joining the military. The loss (re: on behalf of banker wars) in part, amounts to working for institutions that are antithetical to the industry and economics of the domestic realm, but continually increase, fund, and profit from war and other industries. It’s a mirror of what happens in the workplace (emphasis on service economy) with regards to employer/employee paradigm, and the resultant dynamic of quality of living conditions in contrast with the amount of hours worked, which is usually disproportionate to favor the employer and the workers often relying on social assistance to make it through paycheck to paycheck. Clearly, that’s not going to be functional much longer, but how the crisis is managed and by whom will likely be determining as to political alliances. The point being, that foreign policy is also fashioned to be domestic policy but presented with different political-speak. This connection provides key insights as to the state of geopolitics (the macro and micro).
we can use this same example during the time of Israel when God gave up his people to the Babylonians for their continuing wicked ways with them continuing setting up high places and worshipping baal. moloch and throwing their children in to the fire. God is a loving God, but he is also a wrathful God. It just irks me when people write and quote verses without ever taking into account the full context of scripture. Line upon Line and precept upon precept.
That you might have a different path to God, is no concern of mine, I am just glad we are going in the same direction! I hope there are no enemies here.
Thanks for that. we are individuals and i believe if we indeed have that personal relationship with The Saviour, He will lead us and carry us when necessary.
Time for discernment -- They have infiltrated everything, it’s all by design. New movement coming on. Revivals in Kentucky, movies such as Jesus Revolution. Hope it’s all legit but with Hollywood involved I do have my doubts.
wanna know where molochs alter is?
https://www.abqjournal.com/2570996/satanic-temple-samuel-alito-mom-abortion-clinic-to-offer-abortion-services-in-new-mexico.html
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In the book of Romans God states that whoever commit such acts of wickedness are deserving of death.
The modern FALLACY of “Christian” TOLERANCE is why we are here in this Post-American Coup D’etat.
George Washington would have been STACKING BODIES starting back with Slick Willy selling the U.S. out to China.
YOU. CAN. NOT. NEGOTIATE. WITH. EVIL.
Yes sir, modern man has been goaded into seeking his inner femininity side and to feel his emotions. No do not negotiate with evil.
I couldn’t agree more. We as a Nation have been corrupted, from within and WE did absolutely nothing. People got complicit just like soldiers in war -- death has away of finding your number. I’m retired Army and just as guilty as everyone else here and abroad for doing NOTHING. We have no JONAS CLARKE’s today in the pulpit -- they only preach “God is Love”! They know nothing of the weapons of his day -- a KJV Bible and Musket. It’s like Wes has stayed in the past -- take a really hard damn look in the mirror and explain to your children YOU’RE part of the reason that got us here. I do every damn day and don’t like it…
My apologies for my poor selection of words…
The problem, upon reflection, is that individuals ascribing to an individualist perspective are everywhere. However, individuals with a mindset of historical virtue (from the perspective of the article), are much less frequently encountered and this would be in accordance with natural law. To explain, in order to gain that outlook (not that it can’t be developed later) one would likely have been exposed to, or brought up around or within a group dynamic that was mutually beneficial, learning subtleties, intricacies and responsibilities of coordinating together, and hence, would expect to participate within said parameters. Without having the cultural underpinnings understood to be foundational and as something one expects as part of the day-to-day fabric of things, one is left to interpret based on worldview, and being that most people are so divergent, it’s back to the circular, subjective, or relative per se, in identifying with or having a shared perspective (or it may be abstract). They might or might not grasp the context of this civically speaking. Today many people are the only sibling, or come from a divorced family (whatever that structure may have looked like), stay single until even middle-age, work and do ‘their own thing’. The point is, there are certain things that are acquired communally and collectively. There are risks and advantages of hyperindividualism. This is why once one the cultural foundations are implicitly understood, they can be as independent as they like, knowing there is a ‘base’ to return to, likely working towards maintaining the implied social contract, rather than have greatly diverging worldviews among the masses.
“What are their goals? They want to control every aspect of our lives: freedom, education, religion, health (death) care and lawfare. Let me make this simple: they want to replace God with government.”
They also control personal finances to a large degree with many, if not most, unable to afford basic bills, a monthly vehicle payment and auto insurance, healthful food to correct physical ailments and treat health conditions, as well as maintain good health, and afford increasing veterinarian costs (this is further stratifying in what would otherwise be a natural choice, but it’s being done systemically). Many of these individuals and families work full time or two jobs. How long is this monopolistic capitalism going to be allowed to continue? The military is theirs, and they used the corporate Christian church system, economics, the political system and the workplace in inculcating political correctness, and education to shape minds, in essentially taking this entire country. By default the people gave away their Constitution collectively, by agreeing to be continually led by the institutional dictates throughout the landscape. This goes as to why it’s difficult to get organization in countering this. It’s like a bad marriage; once the woman loses respect for the husband, it’s almost impossible to get back. In making a plea for Americans to come together and be fortified in their resolve, the response will often be ‘what America?’. People generally don’t even have a framework for what this might mean outside of the repetition of what’s presented in the media, and the like. The upcoming World War III may prove to the elites that if they want America they’ll have to take it themselves.
Love your enemy.
That command is absolute, but few people know what “Love” is.
Love is simply willing the best for another. It is an act of will, not a mushy emotion, or an organic lust. It is not a selfish “do this for me” desire, either. It is simply willing the best good for another, and as far as it reasonable, facilitating it.
Since all our acts have echoes through eternity, loving you enemy is easily understood as stopping their evil. The sinner damages himself every bit as much as he harms the victim. That is why the Church has always understood the death penalty to be in accord with the Gospel. First, the idea of it will give pause to the evil actor. Second, the brief time between judgement and implementation will give the criminal an opportunity to repent, and get his soul in order. Third, the penalty allows the criminal to do penance and/or pay for his crime. Fourth, the penalty will discourage others from following in his path. Fifth, it prevents him from committing worse crimes, thus damning himself even more deeply into the bowels of hell or creating more victims. Sixth, the punishment helps both the community and the victim stop the cycle of sin, anger, violence, and revenge that such crimes precipitate. And, seventh, the punishment provides closure for the evils committed, and allows the victims, as well as society, time to heal their wounds, calm their anxieties, and move on from the bad experiences.
So, if you have “good will” in your heart, you can throw the pedo into the woodchipper with a clear conscience. You can put the tyrant in front of the firing squad with a clear conscience. You can defend your life, loved ones, property, and freedoms/rights from those who would harm them, again, with a clear conscience.
And, even though your act of love does not seem so “loving,” it absolutely is loving, in that, for the sixth reason, you provide safety and civilization to all those who come after you, and otherwise would fall victim to evil actors who would both harm themselves and everyone around them, in the pursuit of their disordered desires.
After all, the same Christ who said to “Love you enemies,” is the same Christ who said “Sell your cloak and buy a sword.”
exactly and well said, Love is correction.
Wood chipper, perhaps a little much but given the correct circumstances???
Sorry Lord, I am an Old Testement kind of guy……
Psalms 139 KJV
21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
i get it, yet how do we combat them? In the battlefield of words. In day to day life. In these threads. Your neighbors, your friends, your contacts. Hot coals upon their heads etc.
i am not talking about a gunman in your door etc.
Eye for an eye did change. Although much of this world did not listen.
Just because you love about someone that does wrong does not mean you excuse what they do or the punishment that they deserve. God told us what the punishments should be for each sin here on earth. To say they should not be punished in that way is saying God is wrong. I think that is blasphemy or really close to it.
Many persons practicing alternative sexual lifestyles such as gay/lesbian for instance, were sexually abused and hence, developed sexual desires for the same sex. Also abused wives have turned from natural affections. Additionally, men raped in prison may become addicted to something that was forced on them. This is really a bigger issue than being about ‘administering punishment’. The problem is that essentially the entire national landscape functions through instilled individualism or hyperindividualism as a matter of educational and practical instruction. A blaring issue, as well as a matter of ethics, is why would people ‘go after’ same-sex behavior in general, while allowing so-called heterosexual men to demand and shout at women to have abortions, and the women that have them? What about these heterosexual “sex crimes” (such as sex outside of marriage) that involve the murder of the unborn, and the abortions within marriages? What it sounds like your positing needs qualification, as it seems lacking in balance.
I could have said, God told us what the punishment for sins should be on earth. Baby murder deserves death. We should not be rapped up in vengeance or self righteous, but loving God enough to follow His commandments. That should be the driving force.
The immutable laws of toleration is upon you. You own it… Western Man.
Or… Remember where we were? Here we are. Imagine where we will be?
the scriptures state in the Book of Romans that people who do such wicked deeds are deserving of “death”
Trolling
what’s the trick, Yashua was hung on the cross, Died and raised by his father. this has been verified not only in the biblical record but as well as the secular record of that time by The Romans who put him on the cross. take some valuable time of what is left and do research before you write something that is 100% false, and you might find yourself in the light and not darkness.
The easiest way to “Love your Enemy” is to pray for their salvation! It all starts there. Unless their heart is transformed/regenerated, there will be no change in them. So pray for their Salvation!