2009-10-01T23:07:30-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/love+your+enemies/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205:44&version=NIV 2009-10-01T23:07:30-05:00 The Gospel is a countercultural message to the core. It asks us to love not just our family and friends, but even our enemies and those who actively mean us harm. If we can embody that kind of selfless love, we are truly following Christ's example. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205:43-45&version=NIV 2009-07-31T15:58:15-05:00 Jesus tells us to love our enemies and to even pray for them. He says that God causes the rain to fall and the sun to rise on our enemies as well as us. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205:43-48&version=NIV 2009-07-22T16:42:09-05:00 What could be more counter-cultural than to love your enemies? To a culture that values justice and even revenge, Jesus challenges us to defy the world and show love even to those who hurt us.