Of God and Mankind

Luke 9:1-2,   6 (AMPC) 1 THEN JESUS called together the Twelve [apostles] and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases,   2 And He sent them out to announce  and preach the kingdom of God and to bring healing.   6  And departing, they went about from village to village, preaching the Gospel and restoring the afflicted to health everywhere.   Dear people of God, in the first part of the post on this topic, we saw how the Lord Jesus Christ commanded Christians to respond with love to the offences their human enemies commit against them.   We saw how praying for your human enemies to die as a Christian is clearly against Christ’s commandments and a sin Christians commit without realizing the gravity of their actions.   We saw that what makes Christians to pray for their human enemies to die is because they are either unaware of their God-given rights IN CHRIST over ALL powers of the enemy OR they are afraid of their hu...

Luke 6:27-29 (NKJV)  “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,  28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.  29 To him who strikes you on the  one  cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold  your  tunic either.   Dear people of God, the Gospel according to Luke chapter 6:20-49 contains some of the most demanding instructions to Christians.   However, as far as God is concerned, He has spoken, His Word is forever settled in heaven and His Word would be used to judge every one including Christians.   For many years, I have often wondered why Christians pray for their human enemies to die even when the Lord Jesus Christ and the entire New Testament messages do not contain a single verse instructing Christians to pray this way.   This practice of praying for the enemies to die is so common place now especially amongst Af...