- …a follower of Jesus our Lord, to the churches of America.
- Our Lord hath said, “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you”.
- Why then do you antagonize your enemies? Those that disagree with your doctrine and your faith?
- I say to you nothing new. If a man despise thee for thy doctrine, what is that to you?
- Let God have His way. If you be justified by God in due time, then truly you are justified.
- But if God let them have their time, what business is it of yours?
- And if they live in depravity and uncleanness, love and pray for them, as Christ has instructed to all who follow Him.
- For in the time of God, He will judge who is righteous and who unrighteous.
- But you are to pray, that they may be saved before the end.
- Do not curse them. Do not argue with them.
- The only one dumber than a fool is the fool who argues with one.
- Let them know of Christ’s love and not your own hate.
- Give to everyone respect, as to all the creation of God.
- Make none feel despised,
- For though God despise the deeds of the sinner, yet loves He the sinner themself. So should you also love them.
- As He has shown patience and long suffering, though they despise Him, show also patience and longsuffering.
- Thus, it will be well with you in the day of judgment.
- If they despise you, it shall be used for the glory of Jesus’ name, if you by example turn the other cheek to them, as has commanded Christ.
- But if you return evil for evil, you have done disservice to God and the Kingdom of Christ.
- Love those of the faith, and doubly so those outside the faith,
- That through piety and patience, love and respect, they come to know the fullness of God’s love for them.
- As it is written, “God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
- So also did He die for those that are still in sin, though they hate Him, yet His love extends ever unto them.
- As was spoken by Jesus, “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance”.
- So then should we too love them, to the point of self-sacrificial death, that they may know of Christ’s love.
An Epistle to the American Churches in Epistles
- Oct. 27, 2015, 12:33 a.m.
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