Love Our Enemies By Doing Good - a podcast by Pastor Wei En Yi

NOW THAT WE ARE SAVED IN CHRIST,-HOW DO WE CONDUCT OUR LIVES TOWARDS OUR ENEMIES--Rom. 12- 14 - 17-21 - Love Them By Doing Good ---1. INTRODUCTION--a. Taking stock of our journey in Rom 12-14.--b. Taking a realistic view of our Christian life.-i. We are children of God living in this world.-ii. We will suffer evil in this world -John 16-33, 2 Tim. 3-12-.--c. Taking a leaf from Paul's instruction to the church in Rome.-i. How do we conduct ourselves before men when we suffer evil under their hands--ii. Godly principle to uphold against our enemies.-iii. Godly conduct to uphold against our enemies.---2. PRINCIPLE TO UPHOLD AGAINST OUR ENEMIES--a. The natural principle.-i. Retaliate with evil against the evil we received.--b. The godly principle.-i. Not retaliatory - Do not return evil for the evil we received. -ii. Not passive - Return good for the evil we received.---3. PRACTICAL CONDUCT EXPECTED AGAINST OUR ENEMIES--a. Conquer our minds.-i. Conquer evil intentions with good ones -v17, v21-.--b. Conquer our hearts.-i. Anger makes us vulnerable to sin -Eph. 4-26a, 27, Ps 37-8-.-ii. Convert anger to calm quickly -Eph. 4-26b, Ps 4-4b-.-iii. Conquer anger with God's Word -Ps. 119-16-. --c. Conquer our mouths.-i. Control our lips against the use of vicious words -v14-.-- Not our right to curse. Belongs to God. -Num. 22-12 - 23-8, Matt. 23-13-36-.-- Not consistent use of our lips -Jas. 3-8-10-.-ii. Convert vicious words to prayer -Matt. 5-44--d. Conquer our hands and legs.-i. Control against war. Aim for peace -v18-.-ii. Control against revenge -v19-.-- No warrant to execute retributive justice privately. -- God's right to avenge evil -v19b-.

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