Love Your Enemies; Do Good to Those Who Hate You

Seventh Sunday of Epiphany
Love Your Enemies; Do Good to Those Who Hate You

Luke 6: 27 - 38

Matthew 5: 38 - 48

Matthew 7: 12a

This passage is often used by the teachers of nonviolence, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jesus asks us some hard questions about living lives of gratitude and kindness. Do we honestly live out our answers?

1. How does Jesus ask us to treat our enemies?

[Jesus says, "Love your enemies, and be good to everyone who hates you."]

2. How should we treat other people?

[We should treat other people the way we want to be treated.]

3. How do sinners treat people who love them and are kind to them?

[Sinners love people back when they are loved, and they are kind to those who are kind to them.]

4. What does Jesus ask us to do?

[Jesus asks us to love and to give without expecting anything in return.]

5. Who does Jesus promise us that we will be?

[Jesus promises that we will be the true children of God in heaven. ]