{"id":4633,"date":"2026-06-11T22:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muscularchristianityonline.com\/platform\/?p=4633"},"modified":"2026-06-14T10:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T10:24:15","slug":"what-does-it-mean-to-love-your-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muscularchristianityonline.com\/platform\/?p=4633","title":{"rendered":"What Does it Mean to Love Your Enemy? | Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

What Does it Mean?<\/h3>\n

What does it mean to love your enemy?<\/p>\n

There are some people who believe that Christ’s command to love one’s enemy means to encourage and applaud them, regardless of their behavior.<\/p>\n

Consider the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
command<\/td>\nverse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Do not resist an evil person. Turn the other cheek, do not resist, go the extra mile<\/td>\n38<\/sup> \u201cYou have heard that it was said, \u2018Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ 39<\/sup> But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40<\/sup> And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41<\/sup> If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. 42<\/sup> Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. (Matt 5:38-40)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Do not judge<\/td>\nDo not judge, or you too will be judged. (Matt 7:1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Don’t be critical<\/td>\nDo not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Eph 4:29)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Don’t be angry<\/td>\n19\u00a0<\/sup>My dear brothers and sisters,\u00a0take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak\u00a0and slow to become angry,\u00a020\u00a0<\/sup>because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. (Jas 1:19-20)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Love your enemy, pray for those who persecute you<\/td>\n43<\/sup> \u201cYou have heard that it was said, \u2018Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.\u2019 44<\/sup> But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45<\/sup> that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46<\/sup> If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47<\/sup> And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48<\/sup> Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matt 5:43-48)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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If we stop right here, then it’s very reasonable to believe that, when it comes to those who qualify as our “enemy,” we should never direct towards them any criticism or correction. Anything that has the potential to make them feel uncomfortable is at least cruel if not contrary to the Word of God.<\/p>\n

And what makes it even more compelling is that when you look at the word “love,” as it’s used in Luke 10:27 where we’re told to “love the Lord your God…,” it’s the same word in the Greek:<\/p>\n

Agape.<\/p>\n

Agape love is described as:<\/p>\n

…the goodwill and benevolence of God shown in self-sacrifice and an unconditional commitment to the loved one. Agape is similar to chesed<\/a> in that it is steadfast, regardless of circumstances. Agape love is the kind of love we are to have for God in fulfillment of the greatest commandment (Matthew 22:37). Jesus wants to instill agape in His followers as we serve others through the power of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 22:39; John 13:34)<\/em> (gotquestions.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n

So, we are to love God, each other, and our enemies with “agape” love which, incidentally, is the same word that describes the kind of love God has for us.<\/p>\n

34\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cA new command\u00a0I give you: Love<\/span> one another.\u00a0As I have loved<\/span> you, so you must love one another.<\/span><\/span>\u00a035\u00a0<\/sup>By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love<\/span> one another.\u201d (Jn 13:34-35)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If “love” is nothing more than a perpetual affirmation of a person, then it would follow that nothing is inappropriate or deserving of condemnation. After all, we’re not supposed to judge (Matt 7:1), which further reinforces the idea that there’s no room for any kind of criticism in the heart of a true follower of Christ.<\/p>\n

No one is immoral, there are no criminals, there are no threats, borders, or opponents. There is only love and acceptance.<\/p>\n

Real Love in Action<\/h3>\n

But you find yourself having to reevaluate that perspective when you consider the way love is defined in 1 Corinthians 13:<\/p>\n

4\u00a0<\/sup>Love is patient,\u00a0love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.<\/span>\u00a05\u00a0<\/sup>It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,\u00a0it is not easily angered,\u00a0it keeps no record of wrongs.<\/span>\u00a06\u00a0<\/sup>Love does not delight in evil\u00a0but rejoices with the truth.<\/span>\u00a07\u00a0<\/sup>It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (1 Cor 13:4-7)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Agape love doesn’t delight in evil. Matthew Henry’s Commentary<\/a> elaborates on that by saying, “It is the very height of malice to take pleasure in the misery of a fellow-creature. And is not falling into sin the greatest calamity that can befal one? How inconsistent is it with Christian charity, to rejoice at such fall!”<\/p>\n

So, it makes sense, then, that, if you love your enemy, you’re going to promote their welfare by helping them avoid the consequences of sin.<\/p>\n

And how do you do that?<\/p>\n

Well, how did Jesus do it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
the actions of Christ<\/td>\nverse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
He resisted evil<\/td>\n\n
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13\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWoe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!\u00a0You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people\u2019s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0[14]\u00a0<\/sup>[b<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/span>15\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWoe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert,\u00a0and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell\u00a0as you are.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

16\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWoe to you, blind guides!\u00a0You say, \u2018If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a017\u00a0<\/sup>You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?<\/span><\/span>\u00a018\u00a0<\/sup>You also say, \u2018If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a019\u00a0<\/sup>You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?<\/span><\/span>\u00a020\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.<\/span><\/span>\u00a021\u00a0<\/sup>And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells\u00a0in it.<\/span><\/span>\u00a022\u00a0<\/sup>And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God\u2019s throne and by the one who sits on it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

23\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWoe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth\u00a0of your spices\u2014mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law\u2014justice, mercy and faithfulness.\u00a0You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<\/span><\/span>\u00a024\u00a0<\/sup>You blind guides!\u00a0You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

25\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWoe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish,\u00a0but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.<\/span><\/span>\u00a026\u00a0<\/sup>Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

27\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWoe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs,\u00a0which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.<\/span><\/span>\u00a028\u00a0<\/sup>In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

29\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWoe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets\u00a0and decorate the graves of the righteous.<\/span><\/span>\u00a030\u00a0<\/sup>And you say, \u2018If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a031\u00a0<\/sup>So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.<\/span><\/span>\u00a032\u00a0<\/sup>Go ahead, then, and complete\u00a0what your ancestors started!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

33\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cYou snakes! You brood of vipers!\u00a0How will you escape being condemned to hell?<\/span><\/span>\u00a034\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify;\u00a0others you will flog in your synagogues\u00a0and pursue from town to town.<\/span><\/span>\u00a035\u00a0<\/sup>And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel\u00a0to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,\u00a0whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.<\/span><\/span>\u00a036\u00a0<\/sup>Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.<\/span><\/span> (Matt 23:13-36 [see also Matt 3:7; 12:34<\/span>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

He judged<\/td>\n20\u00a0<\/sup>Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.<\/span>\u00a021\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWoe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!\u00a0For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon,\u00a0they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.<\/span><\/span>\u00a022\u00a0<\/sup>But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.<\/span><\/span>\u00a023\u00a0<\/sup>And you, Capernaum,\u00a0will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.[e<\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.<\/span><\/span>\u00a024\u00a0<\/sup>But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.\u201d (Matt 11:20-24)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
He was critical<\/td>\n\n
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Peter:\u00a0 23<\/sup> Jesus turned and said to Peter, \u201cGet behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.\u201d (Matt 16:23) <\/b><\/p>\n

Pharisees: Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,<\/span>\u00a02\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWhy do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don\u2019t wash their hands before they eat!\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

3\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus replied,\u00a0\u201cAnd why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?<\/span><\/span>\u00a04\u00a0<\/sup>For God said, \u2018Honor your father and mother\u2019[a<\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0and \u2018Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.\u2019[b<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span><\/span>\u00a05\u00a0<\/sup>But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is \u2018devoted to God,\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a06\u00a0<\/sup>they are not to \u2018honor their father or mother\u2019 with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.<\/span><\/span>\u00a07\u00a0<\/sup>You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong>8\u00a0<\/sup>\u201c\u2018These people honor me with their lips, <\/span><\/span><\/strong>but their hearts are far from me. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>9\u00a0<\/sup>They worship me in vain; <\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>their teachings are merely human rules.\u2019[c<\/a>]<\/sup>\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>(Matt 15:1-9)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Herod: 31\u00a0<\/sup>At that very hour some Pharisees came up and said to Him, \u201cLeave and go away from here, because Herod [Antipas] wants to kill You.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>32\u00a0<\/sup>And He said to them,\u00a0\u201cGo and tell that fox<\/span>\u00a0[that sly, cowardly man],\u00a0\u2018Listen carefully: I cast out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third\u00a0day<\/i>\u00a0I reach My goal.\u2019<\/span> (Lk 13:31-32 [AMP])<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

He got angry<\/td>\n12\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying\u00a0and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers\u00a0and the benches of those selling doves.<\/span>\u00a013\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cIt is written,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0he said to them,\u00a0\u201c\u2018My house will be called a house of prayer,\u2019[e<\/a>]<\/sup>\u00a0but you are making it \u2018a den of robbers.\u2019[f<\/a>]<\/sup>\u201d (Matt 21:12-13)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
He will punish His enemies and banish those who persecuted Him.<\/td>\n\n
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31\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cWhen the Son of Man comes\u00a0in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.<\/span><\/span>\u00a032\u00a0<\/sup>All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate\u00a0the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.<\/span><\/span>\u00a033\u00a0<\/sup>He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

34\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThen the King will say to those on his right, \u2018Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom\u00a0prepared for you since the creation of the world.<\/span><\/span>\u00a035\u00a0<\/sup>For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,<\/span><\/span>\u00a036\u00a0<\/sup>I needed clothes and you clothed me,\u00a0I was sick and you looked after me,\u00a0I was in prison and you came to visit me.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

37\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThen the righteous will answer him, \u2018Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?<\/span><\/span>\u00a038\u00a0<\/sup>When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?<\/span><\/span>\u00a039\u00a0<\/sup>When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

40\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThe King will reply, \u2018Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

41\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThen he will say to those on his left, \u2018Depart from me,\u00a0you who are cursed, into the eternal fire\u00a0prepared for the devil and his angels.<\/span><\/span>\u00a042\u00a0<\/sup>For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,<\/span><\/span>\u00a043\u00a0<\/sup>I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

44\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThey also will answer, \u2018Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

45\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cHe will reply, \u2018Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

46\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThen they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.\u201d (Matt 25:31-46)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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In addition to the fact that Jesus did criticize, judge, and resist evil, when you consider the way in which God empowered the Israelites in the context of their military endeavors, it’s obvious that “loving your enemy” means something more than just being accommodating\u00a0 (Ps 44:3).<\/p>\n

You’re Not Being Kind If…<\/h3>\n

You’re not being kind if you’re making it easier for someone to sin. Nor are you loving your enemy, let alone your neighbor or family member, by enabling their disobedience. That would be like offering a glass of water to Adam and Eve so they can better digest the fruit they’re eating (Gen 3:6).<\/p>\n

Fact is, you are being disobedient by not calling out bad behavior, given what it says in Ephesians 5:11:<\/p>\n

Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. (Eph 5:11 [see also Jas 4:17]<\/span>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you consider the whole of God’s Word, and not just random verses taken out of context, a believer’s response to evil looks much different than the accommodating applause that is often promoted by our society today.<\/p>\n

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Do not judge…<\/div>\n
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That’s not a direct quote from the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus never said not to judge. The verse in its entirety is, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.”<\/span><\/span> (Matt 7:1) What Jesus was saying here is to not be hypocritical by criticizing something in a person’s behavior when you’re doing the same thing. Bear in mind that in John 7:24, Jesus says to stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly. You can’t expose the fruitless works of darkness without “judging” whether or not what you’re seeing is, in fact, sinful. Galatians 6:1 instructs those who are spiritually capable to help restore someone who’s been caught doing something wrong. Again, you can’t correctly identify wrongful behavior unless you’re judging.<\/p>\n

gotquestions.org<\/a> sums it up very well…<\/p>\n

The Bible\u2019s command that we not judge others does not mean we cannot show discernment. Immediately after Jesus says, \u201cDo not judge,\u201d He says, \u201cDo not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs\u201d (Matthew 7:6<\/a>). A little later in the same sermon, He says, \u201cWatch out for false prophets. . . . By their fruit you will recognize them\u201d (verses 15\u201316). How are we to discern who are the \u201cdogs\u201d and \u201cpigs\u201d and \u201cfalse prophets<\/a>\u201d unless we have the ability to make a judgment call on doctrines and deeds? Jesus is giving us permission to tell right from wrong.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Do not defend yourself…<\/div>\n
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Jesus told His disciples to get a sword, and if they didn’t have one, to sell their coat and go buy one…<\/p>\n

36-37<\/sup>He said, \u201cThis is different. Get ready for trouble. Look to what you\u2019ll need; there are difficult times ahead. Pawn your coat and get a sword. What was written in Scripture, \u2018He was lumped in with the criminals,\u2019 gets its final meaning in me. Everything written about me is now coming to a conclusion.\u201d (Luke 22:36-37 [MSG])<\/div>\n

The NIV Text Note reads:<\/p>\n

buy one – An extreme figure of speech used to warn them of the perilous times about to come. They could need defense and protection, as Paul did when he appealed to Caesar (Acts 25:11) as the one who \u201cbears the sword\u201d (Rom 13:4)<\/i><\/div>\n

The Bible is rife with military action, armed escorts, and multiple examples of “sanctified violence<\/a>” which make it abundantly clear that there are times when the use of force is both encouraged and, in many instances, empowered by God Himself. (see also Conquest of the Promised Land [Josh 6:20-21; Josh 11:20], Gideon [Jud 7], David defending Israel by attacking the Philistines [1 Sam 23:1-2], Building the Wall [Neh 4:13])<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Love your enemy…<\/div>\n
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Agape love in practice is to be constantly encouraging the object of your love in a positive direction. You are not “loving your enemy” by subsidizing their bad behavior or ignoring the Standard that defines it. You do that by alerting them to the pain and the problems that lie just beyond the sin that they’re getting ready to commit. Confrontation and criticism are both represented in the example of Christ and we are commanded to be Christlike, not only by calling out bad behavior, but also in way we do it (Ps 141:5; Prov 12:18; 25:11; 27:5-6; Matt 18:15-17; Gal 6:1).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n

When you remain silent in the face of evil, not only do you bring judgment upon yourself (Jas 4:17), you effectively insulate yourself from the attacks that come from those who want to silence anyone who would dare to point out their sinister actions and intent, which is frowned upon as well (Gal 2:11-21).<\/p>\n

However sinful it may be, it’s an alluring way to remain on the sidelines so as to avoid the real conflict that’s happening on the field and the opposition you would have to contend with.<\/p>\n

But when you look at Scripture as a whole, you are compelled to concede that remaining either silent or accommodating is neither biblical let alone noble.<\/p>\n

What does it mean to love your enemy? At the very least, it means that you commit yourself to their welfare by helping them to avoid the consequences of bad decisions. You don’t do that by making it easier for them to fail or enabling the harm they would do to themselves and others.<\/p>\n

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