Sermon on the Mount: Loving Your Enemies

Apr 14, 2024    Pastor Will Fillingham

This sermon challenges traditional interpretations of  loving your neighbor by emphasizing Jesus's radical call to love your enemies, as stated in Matthew 5:43-48. Pastor Will argues that misinterpretations of religious law often lead to a vicious cycle of justifying hatred and exclusion. Instead, it proposes a transforming initiative rooted in agape, a selfless love for the well-being of others. This transformation involves three key actions: loving your enemies, praying for your persecutors, and manifesting God's love through forgiveness, reflecting the example set by Jesus and God's forgiveness of humanity.