ay to Jerusalem. He had sent some of His disciples ahead to prepare a place in th

from heaven to burn them up?" But Jesus turned and rebuked them, saying, "You do not know what manner of s

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they had the power to do so. If Elijah could do it, His disciples could certainly do it

ated, in that moment, what God is truly like: loving, merciful, and willing to save, even when provoked. He showed them that God doesn't have emo

de of. God desires that all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4). His love is pure, kind, un

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and to love our enemies, bless those who curse u

Father which is in heaven: for He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? Do not e

s command. Yet, in many churches today, we see the opposite. Many believers pray against their enemies rather than for

s. Yet, this is the man multitudes follow. He claims to be a disciple of Jesus b

her Law

that we love others the same way He has loved us. This doesn't mean we ignore the fact that some people

iritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12). Satan will continue to mobilize people and situations against the plans and pu

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influencing and controlling them, making them work against us. We are not called to destroy the

ut we fight the disease to save the person, similarly, we don't fi

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limited potential for wickedness. It is inborn in every human being because of the sin nature. This was why Je

perately wicked: who can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9). It is by God's

e mistake we've made is allowing those who know nothing about God to teach us about God. We've let

allow God to transform our thinking (Romans 12:2). We cannot let the world

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on get discouraged and return to the world because the church demands "perfection" instead of showing love. Even the unsaved recognize tha

t. However, they expect us to live it out before them. As believers, it is our responsibility to r

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eject, oppose, or mistreat you-and how does tha

ition, or public opinion to shape your underst

rather than recognizing the spiritual forces behind their ac

k to reflect the God-kind of love-especially