Loving one’s enemies?

Kenneth Leong
Nov 1 · 4 min read

For two nights, my Christian friend Tony and I have been discussing Jesus’s teaching of loving one’s enemies. Tony observed that I don’t like Republicans or Christian fundamentalists very much. That is true.

In Matthew 5, Jesus did say “ You have heard it said, ‘Love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” Is Jesus asking us to do the impossible? We should note that loving is different from liking. A spiritual person does not have to LIKE his enemies. That is too much against human nature, and Jesus did not teach any…

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Kenneth Leong

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Published author, Zen teacher, professor, scientist, philosopher, social commentator, socially-engaged human

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