How are we to treat our Enemies?
How are we to treat our enemies? The question should make one give pause. Do I have enemies? What does an “enemy” look like in a society in which we are simply free to turn away from or ignore those who grate against us? For most of us, we are not called to face those who have murdered our loved ones, as did many after the Rwandan genocide of the early 1990’s. We must instead look to understand how to face those who have wronged us in both large and small ways. Matthew 5:38-48 offers us a new approach to justice....