Many things Jesus taught might be considered hard

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Many things Jesus taught might be considered hard Repent - forgive, as often as necessary Lk 17:1-5 Many things in Christianity are not easy. Bad habits to overcome. Attitudes must be changed. Hard feelings / bad language / dealing with petty differences must be worked through - can take time Love your enemies Matt 5:43-48; Lk 6:27-36 How can I love someone who hurts me / abuses me; talks bad about me; hurts my family or baby Maybe we can identify a little with the apostles when they asked Jesus to increase their faith Lk 17:5

LOVING THOSE WE DISLIKE Matt 5:43-48 WHAT KIND OF LOVE IS JESUS TALKING ABOUT? Do I love my enemy like I love my wife / children Thayer: "love" = agape "to have preference for; wish well to; to regard the welfare of" Vines: Christian love; toward men generally; is not an impulse from feelings; it does not run with natural inclination This love is a learned behavior - as we mature spiritually Willing to help - even when you don't want to Lk 10:30-42; Jhn 3:16; Rom 5:8-10

LOVING THOSE WE DISLIKE Matt 5:43-48 HOW DO WE SPECIFICALLY OBEY THIS COMMAND? Jesus said do good to those who hate you Lk 6:27; Rom 12:20; Acts 25:1-11; Gen 45 Bless (speak well of - Strong's) those that curse you - Reply to bitter words with kind words - natural thing: talk harsh in response Lk 6:28; Rom 12:17; 1Pet 3:9-12 Pray for those that mistreat you Lk 6:28 Hard to hate someone you are praying for Stephen prayed for those stoning him Acts 7:60 Jesus is the best example Lk 23:34

LOVING THOSE WE DISLIKE Matt 5:43-48 WHY SHOULD I OBEY THIS COMMAND? Negatively - Not to turn them into friends We obey - to demonstrate the love of God 1Jhn 4:7-11 It is a condition of being a child of God Matt 5:45 Helps us be different; do more than others Matt 5:46-47 So we can be perfect like our heavenly father Matt 5:48

LOVING THOSE WE DISLIKE Matt 5:43-48 Someone says: “preacher, everything you've said is great - but I just can't do it.” Yes you can with God's help Phil 4:13 We can & will overcome by the power of God; we can because we are a new person We are A new creation in Christ Jesus! 2Cor 5:17-21 Have You Become a New Creation, Have You Put on Christ?