need to love our enemies

SongBookz wrote:

> 
> "monkfish" <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> arah wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry, that is not a myth, that was the true statement by Esau or
>>> Jesus
>>
>>
>> Thanks, actually that is my point.
>>
>> Some atheists here are adamant that
>> Christianity is nothing but borrowed myths.
> 
> It's not just the atheists, I am a believer in Christ Jesus and
recognize
> that much of what we know as Christianity is nothing but borrowed from
> non-christian religions ("myths" is not the right word here).
> 
> The Original Christianity is impossible to reconstruct, but I do believe
a
> neo-puritanical attempt would be worthwhile.
> 
>> So, I am asking them to find the myth
>> where we are told to love even our enemies.
>> They couldn't, so far.
>>
> 
> I would venture to say that it's a concept foreign to Christianity
except
> in
> words - but here's a test:  how many times have you prayed for Ben
Laden?
> the insurgents in Iraq?
> 
> Terrell


I pray for them to stop sometimes.

Do you think we need to love our enemies?


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