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Main point summary
One should not love only those who love you, but one should love one's enemies, thus becoming like the Father.
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Matthew 5:43-47
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“ a You have heard that it was said,
‘ b You shall love your neighbor
c and hate your enemy.’
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ideaexplanation
But I say to you,
a love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you,
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so that you may 1 be a sons of your Father who is in heaven;
actionpurpose
for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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For a if you love those who love you,
what reward do you have?
conditional
Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
If you greet only your brothers,
what more are you doing than others?
Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
concessive
Rhetorical question: You have no reward.
Rhetorical question: You are doing no more than others.
Rhetorical question: Gentiles do the same.
Rhetorical question: Tax collectors do the same.
Third class conditional implying future action.
Third class conditional implying future action.
Show yourselves to be
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Matthew 5:43-47
A. Common Understanding
“You have heard that it was said,
‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
B. Kingdom Truth
But I say to you,
love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven;
The Father's Example
for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
The Tax Collector's Example
For if you love those who love you,
what reward do you have?
Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
The Gentile's Example
If you greet only your brothers,
what more are you doing than others?
Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
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