That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Whoever wishes to be called a Christian must love his enemies, this is no suggestion but an express command. It is monstrous that the Church spent centuries blind to this. God shows us His fatherly goodness to the evil and good alike; we must imitate not His justice (which is His alone) but His kindness, and the Spirit working in us will accomplish it.
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The Jewish teachers corrupted God's law. He said love your neighbor; they twisted it to mean only their own nation and friends, then added what He never said: hate your enemy. I come as Peacemaker to teach you differently: love your enemies as I have loved you.
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Commenting on Matthew 5:43-48
No one becomes God's child by imitating Him, any more than a man becomes another's son by copying his works. But regenerating grace produces good fruit as its sign and effect, and by these works we become known as His children, showing ourselves like our heavenly Father.
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