Keep The Faith

Love Thy Enemy Walking the narrow way of Christ’s love — even toward those who oppose us. “You have heard it said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies…” (Matthew 5:43–44) Loving those who love us is easy. Anyone can do that. But loving those who oppose us, wound us, or stand against us — that is the work of Christ formed within us. That is the narrow way. Jesus doesn’t call us to tolerate our enemies. He calls us to love them. Not because they deserve it, but because He loved us first. ⭐ Why Love Your Enemy? Jesus reveals the heart of the Father: “He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good…” (Matthew 5:45) God does not withhold His goodness from those who oppose Him. When we love our enemies, we reflect His nature, not theirs. ⭐ The Real Enemy Is Not Flesh and Blood “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood…” (Ephesians 6:12) People are not the enemy. They may act like enemies, speak like enemies, or wound us like...

There's been another tragic school shooting. This time a short distance from my home in the small town of Santa Fe, Texas.The shooter, a kid himself, a student from the same school of the students he murdered. It is so very difficult to understand how this could happen. What causes someone to murder without empathy for those they kill? ….. There have been more mass shootings since I started this post, almost a common occurrence. Will we ever see a time of peace? As I was thinking about these shootings, I've seen some similarities between them. The shooters are pretty much loners and have a hard time fitting in and are drawn into groups which are not the right groups for them to be in. These groups are residual groups from the Hitler and Nazis era. These groups are centered around Nazism , Fascism , Supremacism . I read that Fascism was first used during WW1 in Italy . Hitler and the Nazis successfully used it to gain control of Germany. It is a type of propaganda that mani...