Yes. lt's a hard line to walk, sometimes, isn't it? Especially in an age when we identify ourselves **by** our desires or our ideas.
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I'm glad you posted that, nostr:npub1pxx4s85p222hllff88tuy9rwc9d4fe070q47kjkcgfdfn7htvrmsegjh63 . Not that we shouldn't call out evil, but it certainly changes the posture from which we do so.
"Beggars trying to show other beggars where to find bread," and all that.
Hatred of evil is virtuous--but hatred of enemies is not. That's worthy of some introspection, innit?
Good stuff to ponder. A few shotgun thoughts:
I can have righteous indignation over evil BECAUSE of love.
We should be chiefly concerned with confronting the evil in our own hearts.
Enemies and neighbors are most often one and the same. In light of this, I can call for God to judge the enemies of Christ—pray imprecatory prayers—while showing love to my *direct* enemies, or those in my orbit. When praying God judge his enemies—to destroy them—that often means to destroy the works of darkness and turn them to Christ, but it can also mean, in God's perfect wisdom, to bring relief to his people by removing the enemies from the face of the earth.
“We should be chiefly concerned with confronting the evil in our own hearts.”
That’s it man!
Yes!
Yeah man. Totally agree. Jesus is the only one who walked that line perfectly. But that’s what his followers should be aiming for.