You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:
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… Thank you. Matthew chapter 5, verse 43 and 44. Let's read it together with uplifted voices. You have heard that it was said. But I tell you, love your enemies. bless the Lord. Let's go back to verse 43. I want to read that again. Come on to everybody. You have heard that it was said. Verse 44. But I tell you, love your enemies. Bless the Lord. You may be seated in the presence of the Lord. Matthew 5, verse 43 and 44. You've heard that it was said, love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But Jesus said, I'm telling you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. I want to preach for a little while today using as a subject, I hate that I still love you. don't turn to your neighbor just look straight ahead just I hate but I still love you One of the most crass and repulsive scriptures I've ever read is recorded in Proverbs 26 and 11, where it says, as a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to its folly. …
… Number one, we forgive because it's the most God-like thing you can do. And I suggested that a little bit earlier, but let me read you what Matthew 5.43 says. You have heard that it was said, Jesus speaking, you have heard to the Jewish leaders that it was said, you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. It was part of Jewish sort of cultural theology to hate. You had to hate your enemy. That was legitimate. You hated your enemy, and you loved your neighbor. But Jesus said, let me give you another way. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Why would you do that? Verse 45, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. You want to be known as the Son of God? Then bless people, forgive people, even the people who persecute you, and that assumes they've done damage, they've done harm to you. God forgives. You're never more like God than when you forgive. …
… BEGINNING IN VERSE 38, CHAPTER 5 AND VERSE 38, YE HAVE HEARD THAT IT HATH BEEN SAID, AND I FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A A TOOTH. BUT I SAY UNTO YOU THAT YE RESIST NOT EVIL, BUT WHOSOEVER SHALL SMITE THEE ON THY RIGHT CHEEK, TURN TO HIM THE OTHER ALSO. AND IF ANY MAN WILL SUE THEE AT THE LAW AND TAKE AWAY THY COAT, LET HIM HAVE THY CLOKE ALSO. AND WHOSOEVER SHALL COMPEL THEE TO GO A MILE, GO WITH HIM TWANE, THAT IS, GO WITH HIM TWO MILES, GIVE TO HIM THAT ASKETH THEE, AND FROM HIM THAT WOULD BORROW OF THEE, TURN NOT THOU AWAY. YOU'VE HEARD THAT IT HATH BEEN SAID, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AND HATE THINE ENEMY. BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, 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, FOR HE MAKETH HIS SON TO RISE ON THE EVIL AND ON THE GOOD, AND SENDETH RAIN ON THE JUST AND ON THE UNJUST. FOR IF WE, FOR IF YE LOVE THEM WHICH LOVE YOU, WHAT REWARD HAVE YE? DO NOT EVEN THE PUBLICANS THE SAME? AND IF YE SALUTE YOUR BRETHREN ONLY, WHAT DO YE MORE THAN OTHERS, DO NOT EVEN THE PUBLICAN SO. BE YE THEREFORE PERFECT," AND THE WORD THERE PERFECT MEANS MATURE, BE YE THEREFORE MATURE, PERFECT, EVEN AS YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN …