“No Love Lost”

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

     The Bible teaches "love and pray for your enemies".  Our only real enemy is Satan.  Please explain; I don't understand and am confused.  Are we really supposed to love Satan and pray for him?

Sincerely,
Hard On The Heart

Dear Hard On The Heart,

The Bible teaches that anyone that stands against God is God’s enemy.  Jas 4:4 says that anyone who is a friend of the world is an enemy of God.  Rom 12:20 talks about giving food and drink to your enemy if they are hungry or thirsty – only people hunger and thirst… you can’t feed Satan.  Rom 5:10 describes Christians as previously being enemies of God until they were reconciled with Him through Christ.

An enemy is an adversary.  If you perceive someone as your adversary, then God says that you should treat them with love and kindness in spite of your differences (Lk 6:35).

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