There’s one verse that changed how I thought about my enemies. Given the “them against us mentality” that has become so pervasive in our country and in fact, seems to be intensifying all around the world, I think that everyone who follows Jesus needs to consider this verse thoughtfully and prayerfully:

For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. – Ephesians 6:12