Jesus commanded His follower, “Love your enemies.” Christ explained how and Jesu set the example of compassion. Jesus ministered to the outcasts and fringes of society who came to Him. The Pharisees accused Jesus, “This man receives sinners and eats with them” (Luke 15:2). For this reason, Jesus told the Parable of the Lost Sheep. “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?” Jesus’s love crossed boundaries that few people wanted to follow. Jesus revealed to the Pharisees, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.” Jesus knew enemies and He faced enemies as most people do. Jesus died at the hands of enemies. While loving them, He died for them. At one point, every accountable person has been an enemy to God through sinful actions. This lesson explains and challenges Christians to love their enemies and to know why.
Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:43-48 (read by Christopher Howell)
Lesson by Scott Shifferd
Recorded February 19, 2017
Lesson by Scott Shifferd
Recorded February 19, 2017
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