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We begin today's episode with a short selection from God's Word, Philippians chapter 2, verses 1 through 11. Next I share "Consider the Lilies," a song Eva and I wrote, and I conclude with a chapter from my book, A Course in Christianity entitled, "A Rolling Stone."

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"We'll Rarely Get the Victory on the Wings of Just One Prayer," is a song I wrote in which I took the lyrics and treated them as a poem with my narration and appropriate music. Next I share our song, "Worthy Worthy Is the Lamb of God," then I finish this episode with a teaching from my book, A Course in Christianity, entitled, "Just Because Everybody Does It."

Just because everybody does what, you ask? Death appears to be very popular. I would say 100% of the people on earth have successfully entered the "Death Zone" and are no 

longer in their physical bodies. I would say that...but I'd be wrong.

In God's Word, there are a few instances where death did not seem to find these people at home when it came to call. Where were they?

Enoch "was no more". I Googled Enoch and found this:

It is only the Enoch mentioned in Genesis 5:18 that the Bible gives any significant information about. This Enoch was the great-great-great-great-grandson of Adam. Genesis 5:22–24 says, “After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.”

Hebrews 11:5 gives a little more detail: “By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: ‘He could not be found, because God had taken him away.’ For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.” This being “taken away” is what Enoch is most famous for. Only two people in the Bible are said to have been chosen by God to escape death, Enoch and Elijah. Enoch appears to have been given this privilege due to being a man who walked faithfully with God (Genesis 5:24) and pleased God (Hebrews 11:5).

(https://www.gotquestions.org/Enoch-in-the-Bible.html)

So, not 100% of the inhabitants on this earth have died. Insurance companies are set up on a statistical curve that takes the odds that something will happen and translates that information into how much your insurance will cost and how much they will pay out to the survivors. They assume that death is 100%. They would collectively shake their heads in confusion if someone failed to die (but "was no more").

So, only two people in the Bible did not leave earth in the usual manner. Jesus, however, left earth in the usual manner but three days later, He came back in his resurrected body, in an eternal state and ministered here on earth for 40 days before ascending into heaven.

In my book of stats, Jesus is the third person who did not die (the second time, anyway) and qualifies as Someone who can successfully leave insurance agents scratching their heads. What do they pay out to the ones holding the policy if the party in question simply "was no more" or, like Jesus, “ascended into heaven”?

I don't claim to hold the answer as to how Enoch and Elijah avoided one of the two only sure things on this earth—death. (The other being taxes.) But I sure don't want to die just because "everyone is doing it." That makes no sense to me. "Everyone" does a lot of things that I'd just as soon not participate in. So, I walk with God, too. And I try to forgive as Jesus did from the cross. 

Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do" and, though He passed away, three days later he was raised from the dead acquiring His eternal body and He did not pass away again. There seems to be a relationship to His final prayer of forgiveness toward His enemies and His return to life. I see that, anyway.

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We begin with an old song I wrote that I never put music to. It is now a poem with music by Kevin Macleod wrapped around it. It is entitled, "The Lake of Fire." Then I share our song, with a little background info, entitled, "When the Fire's Over," and I finish this episode with a teaching from my book, A Course in Christianity, entitled, "Is Sin a Virus?"

Is Sin a Virus?

Sin has all the characteristics of a virus. Has it gone viral in you? If you are Christian and have taken Jesus into your heart, accepted that He died to take your sins away, it would seem important to not dwell on our or other's sins, wouldn't it? 

Let's put the puzzle pieces together. In the Old Testament we find, "What you think in your heart, you are" (As a man thinks in his heart, so is he). In the New Testament, Jesus said, "If you lust after a woman you have committed adultery in your heart." If you lust after judging others, if you feel self-righteous as a Christian, if you are into criticizing others, you have "fallen" again. Get up. Let me remind you of the truth. Since Jesus saved you by dying for your sins, why would you want to take sin up again?  

If what you think in your heart, you are, what place in your heart has sin (either yours or others)? None. There is no place in your heart for either your sins, or others' sins. This is not an open door to sin, but a recognition that dwelling on our sins is not productive. Dwelling on sin does not lead us to all-truth. Jesus and His forgiveness do. 

Again, if we judge others, we are disobeying Jesus’s directive to "judge not, lest you be judged." Why would we judge others? We would judge others because we detect sin. If we detect sin, we have taken sin into our hearts again. Sin and Jesus cannot both dwell in our hearts. They are incompatible. You can have either Jesus or sin, but not both. 

What am I saying in this chapter? As Christians, we need to be acutely aware of how we see things. It is an important responsibility. If we condemn, we will be condemned. If we judge, we will be judged. If we witness sin, we will invite sin back into our hearts (which have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus). 

If you want to get reinfected with the virus of sin, that is your choice, but you have been saved from sin by Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross and it seems very counterproductive to dwell on sin and enable it to get a hold on you once again. 

Jesus wiped the slate clean by His death on the cross. In our "free choice," why would we want to smudge the slate up again? We need to pray for those who stab us with their hate, we need to love our enemies (no matter who they might be), we need to integrate the teachings of Jesus into our lives. 

Jesus prayed, "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven." Jesus is the way (to the Kingdom), He is the truth (of the Kingdom) and the life (the abundant life of the Kingdom). If we have Jesus in our hearts, we must radiate His Kingdom--we must BE His Kingdom. 

So, we must be careful how we see. We must discipline ourselves in this dark world to BE God's light. If you didn't consider all these points mentioned in this chapter, you would be resting on your laurels claiming Jesus as your savior, yet not claiming His salvation by your constant reinfection of sin in your precious mind and heart. 

Jesus even said, "If you love me, follow my commands," which infers that we CAN'T love Jesus if we aren't following His commands. He also said, "If you don't love me, don't follow my commands," which infers that we are crossing over the line and siding with the enemy if we don't follow Jesus’s commands. 

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We begin with a poem that is a dialogue between God and someone who has been wronged in some way. Accused of doing something unjustly. It is called, "Forgive Them for They Know Not What They Do." Then I share my song, "All My Dreams" and finally I share a teaching from a chapter of my spiritual autobiography The Opening Window, entitled, "Dreams Are Made for People." Bonus: At the end of this episode I share a song with lyrics possibly by my first girlfriend, Merrilee Kramer. I wrote the music. It is entitled "Dreams Are Made for People". Enjoy!

Dreams Are Made for People

Dream: Little toy soldiers are marching through my kitchen. I wake up and write the dream down because I am enthusiastically looking for God’s answers and I believe that God speaks to us in dreams. After falling back asleep, I dream the same dream only this time the soldiers have a glow about them. The Holy Spirit reveals to me that God is giving my tiny “David” soldier thoughts the power they need to defeat my Goliath. I praise God now even as I think about it.

Dream: I’m running from wild dogs who want to tear me apart. My eyes are raised to the sky where I see, flying in wonderful patterns, flocks of birds. Deep within, I know those flocks of birds are thoughts of God, angelic in nature, high above the pain, the threat, the appearances. I’m still being chased but, somehow, I know I’m lifted as I dwell on those birds. Oh, how I long for the thoughts of God!

Dream: (Prelude to dream) Harry Chapin was a wordsmith, a poet, if you will, who had a few hits in the ‘70s (“Taxi” and “Cat’s in the Cradle”) but his album tracks like “A Better Place to Be” paint pictures of lives in the world that are often sad but, in his telling the stories and singing them, he was a master at his craft. Every emotion is touched. Incredibly well-done material. He really had no equal in being able to relate a story. My dream had Harry Chapin flying a plane and, using an atom bomb, bombing our Army base. My reaction to this dream, as I had it, was shock and dismay that Harry would do such a thing. When I awoke and thought about it, though, I burst into tears at God’s encouraging picture. At this time of my life, I was very distraught and discouraged and, frankly, depressed about my illness but had felt compelled to continue with affirmations about God’s love for me even though, I often felt, I was doing this in vain. I did find, though, that since I had myself on this word regimen, I, at least, felt I was doing something to help myself. I was not going to let the appearances take me down. If God loved me, (which the Bible says He does), then I needed to know it with all my heart. I knew that if I was brought down by the appearances of futility and hopelessness, I was definitely not being aware of the truth of God’s love. So, I used affirmations expounding on this truth, even though I did not believe it, yet. I was discouraged but kept it up because it was the only thing I knew to do. Then I received this dream in which Harry Chapin bombs our Army base. Oh, I cannot tell you how much that encouragement from God meant to me. God was telling me that my creative words were destroying the base of my conflict, my battle. God was telling me He had me in the palm of His hand and my battles would soon be over. I was still down, emotionally, but I could see the light at the end of the tunnel; I could sense its end; I could almost taste a victory in Him.

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I begin today with another original song that never got music put to it. It is entitled, "When I'm Backed Against the Wall." Next I share our song, "Praise Ditty," then I complete this episode with a teaching from my book, A Course in Christianity entitled, "Don't Ask the Perpetrator."

Don’t Ask the Perpetrator!!

It just doesn't make any sense to ask the part of you that has consumed your life with carnality to get you OUT of carnality, does it? It would be stupid to do that...but that is what we do. If someone harms us, Satan whispers in our ears that we should get even. That thought and act does not lead to healing and, therefore, is not the right answer to our problem.

What are our important parts? First and foremost, if we have accepted Jesus into our hearts and made Him Lord, we have the Holy Spirit. But, as stated, we also have our carnal self. This aspect of ourselves is very deceptive, conniving, and convincing. It is this aspect of our being that drives us in this world. 

It's the Satanic influence (or carnal self) that tells us what we need to survive in this world. If we had a negative childhood in which we barely survived, we may be "influenced" to over-compensate for that lack. Keep in mind, unless we are paying attention to the Holy Spirit, we are being counseled by the wrong counselor.

So back to the first paragraph, does it make sense to listen to the voice that reasons by adding up all the appearances (that, by the way, Jesus told us not to judge by) and live our lives by them? Think about that.

Did you do that? Isn't it great that we can step back from our lives and reason objectively? That alone tells us that we are not solely the product of our environment...but that is another issue.

Who are we going to listen to? God or Satan? It gets down to that very decision. Satan tries to get us to think the world of materialism and "chance" is all there is. God supernaturally guides (through His Holy Spirit) to help us unite with one another and love one another with an agape love, a brotherly love. He unites, Satan divides.

Follow God, through His Son Jesus, and choose to listen to the voice that calms the storms, soothes the hurting, heals the sick, loves the neighbor and guides us OUT of carnality. The battle between God and Satan is already won! God’s very existence is all that's needed. Light wipes out the dark instantly.

If we submit to the Light, we are welcomed into genuine love, peace, happiness, and joy no matter what the circumstances. If we submit to the dark, we trespass into realms of fear, loneliness, anger, sadness and strife. Which voice will you be following?

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I begin this episode with new material. A poem (that was initially written as a song but music was never put to it) entitled, "The Old Red Sea Was Parted." Next you'll hear "Lily of the Valley" then, from A Course in Christianity, a very important teaching that reminds us of Jesus's command entitled, "Don't Judge Others."

Don't Judge Others

This is an important message today and it dovetails with the previous chapter. This rotting world is peppered with judgments, piled on top of judgments. There seems to be no end to them.

Is it possible for us to balance the scales and divvy out completely appropriate judgment on people? I don't think so. We try but it is an impossible task. I guess we should leave it to God.

The Bible says, beginning at Matthew 7:1, that we are not to judge because we will be judged. I will take it a step further and say we cannot judge. Our attempts are foolish. We do not have an omniscient presence in this world and cannot know every aspect of what we see happening.

In this world we try to maximize "good" judgment and minimize "bad" judgment in ourselves. The more we are educated, we feel, the less likelihood are we to fall victim to poor judgment. But wait, this IS confusing. What is good judgment and bad judgment?

What is good judgment to one may be bad judgment to another. In addition, to further confuse things, a person could say that doing something at one time is "good" (killing our enemy in wartime, for instance) but doing it at another time is "bad" (killing our neighbor). Given this, it may not be possible to make any sense from a judgment.

I believe the Bible is infinitely clearer at what judgment is in the verse above. If we criticize or condemn someone we are "judging" them and will be judged likewise. This is a spiritual law. We will not necessarily be judged likewise by the ones we judged, but, in general, the scales will be balanced by the law that God put into place and we can know, with certainty, that someone will do unto us what we did unto someone else. This spiritual law is as valid as the law of gravity.

If we choose to follow the command given in Matthew 7:1, we will keep at arm's length any repercussions coming from God's law. If someone seriously wrongs us (or someone close to us), we would do better to pray for them than to fight them. Fighting them, arguing with them, holding a grudge against them all lead to additional weights on the scales God’s law is evaluating. 

Can you imagine the immense task the law God has in place that keeps everything straight? Let's see, he did that, so he did this which caused Irving to smack Brock, who fell on Jeremy, so Jeremy kicked... You see? Let's get real here. We cannot accurately judge. But God has set a law in place that handles all breeches perfectly. 

Now, with Christ's forgiveness, we unravel the threads of complexity, we stop the scourge of despair and guilt, we embrace the love of the Lord because God loves it when we follow His command to not judge. Attempting to judge adds another layer of greasy dirt onto the playing field but forgiveness clears the playing field of all the layers and makes it possible for a miracle to occur--the miracle of holiness, the miracle of a deep and genuine peace. And the weight that is lifted from our shoulders is such a relief.

"Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord." That's right. It's His, not ours. The law God set into place balances the scales. If someone treats us unkindly, we must release it to the Lord and pray for our hearts to be generous enough to forgive.

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Today we are exploring our thoughts in the teaching found at the end of this episode. The teaching is entitled, "Thoughts" and is from my book, A Course in Christianity. But before that short teaching, I share "When They Ring Those Golden Bells" as a poem and then my song, "Come Unto Me." Enjoy!



If Jesus were standing near your mind, watching your thoughts as they marched by, what would He think? Let me answer. He would be in a constant state of forgiveness saying, "Forgive him, God, he has no idea what he is doing." Of course, this is what He said on the cross as He was dying for our sins. Jesus forgives sin. That is what He does. He did not come to condemn the world, but to save it. He asks us to "follow Him" and therefore we, too, are to forgive the carnal activities of the world. And we are to watch our thoughts as if Jesus, Himself, were standing at our mind's gateway, observing them with us.

Imagine a volcano. It doesn't just immediately spew volcanic ash and lava. It had to build up first then it began spewing forth those things. So, too, does our mind work that way. As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. Our thoughts build up, one on top of the other, building the mountain until a steady stream of carnal world thoughts shower the land. Why are we surprised that our thoughts are so unruly? So carnal? Why is a part of us ashamed to think that Jesus may be standing at the edge of our mind, observing the passing of these thoughts? Do we need to be a victim of our thoughts?

No. We need to recognize the whole picture. The thoughts that flow from our minds and ultimately our mouths, stem from the accumulation of thoughts we have allowed to build up (like a volcano builds up). What can we do about thoughts that escape from our mind if we have decided we don't want to be ashamed of them any longer? How can we make Jesus say, "Well done, faithful servant"?

Take control of your thinking now. Do not allow the worldly, carnal activity all around you to influence your thinking any longer. Take control as Paul commanded. Begin to build a new source of your thoughts.

Let your thoughts become like a geyser, like Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park. Let cleansing and purifying water gush from your mind and therefore, your mouth. 

Cleansing thoughts that come from layer upon layer of cleansing thoughts, gushing from your mind and heart, cleansing and purifying the world.

Jesus would smile if He noticed those thoughts influencing your world. You would feel better, too. As I stated earlier, God created all of us to be unified as one family. Any decision any of us makes, influences others in ways we can't even imagine. God created us as one family. We followers of Christ have been adopted by Jesus and share His Godly nature with Him. Changing your thinking, one thought at a time, is a worthy endeavor. Hop to it.

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This is the last episode of what I call "Season 17." (Each of my seasons are 1 month so there are approximately 8 episodes per "season.") I want to invite you to go to the beginning of the podcast and listen to all the episodes you've missed. There's a generous array of creativity that will inspire you to grow closer to our Creator, closer to Jesus. This episode begins with the poetic rendition of one of my songs, entitled, "Spinning Spinning." Many months ago I produced and recorded around 10 old hymns that inspired the residents of many nursing homes we used to visit and sing at. I'm sharing, "Shall We Gather By the River." Finally I share a chapter from my book, A Course in Christianity, entitled, "The Eye Is the Lamp of the Body."

The Eye Is the Lamp of the Body

Matthew 6:22-23 reads “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, c your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eyes are unhealthy, d your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”

All of us see through our chosen lens. One person can look at an event and see nothing but evil while another person sees God's light shining all through it. Over time, we make our lens through which we see the world. The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye has been trained properly over time, its lens will sort out what is good so you can dwell on that.

Jesus gave us wonderful insight in the above verse. Do we want to shine "the dark" or shine "the light"? We don't have to be victims of our senses. We should not jump to conclusions based on appearances. There is always something greater going on, no matter what the event. Can we train our mind to, as Paul says, “Think on these things”?

It isn't what we see, it is the way we see that counts. Are your eyes healthy? Do they ferret out the good, dwelling only on that? Or do they look for evil and if they can't find any, make it up?

Our eyes can deceive us. We see the world through the lens of our hearts. If our hearts have been deceived for years, we will detect that deception (thinking it is true) and base our lives on the falsehoods that we swear ARE true because we see examples constantly BUT it is a circle game. Round and round it goes, heart deceived, eyes declare the deception which reinforces the deception, giving further examples of its "truth" (which isn't truth at all) which reinforces the deception--on and on it goes.

Before God even saw the need for our redemption at the Fall, He began planning for the coming of His Son, Jesus, to redeem us by His sacrifice on the cross. The plan of salvation was prophesied by God to Eve and Christ is foreshadowed throughout the Old Testament by many prophets before bursting onto the scene in the New Testament and fulfilling His purpose. We still must understand and trust what He did for us and not act like the Israelites did so often when they worshipped false gods. The gods we’ve made up today and, in the past, have not treated us well at all. What we worship manifests as pain, sadness, fear, and discontent. Only God is God. Only His Son, Jesus Christ, has shown us the way, the truth and the life (real life). As we willingly take His hand and follow His example, He leads us out of our self-made prisons.

If that isn't the deep, deep love Jesus is showing all of us, I don't know what is. We simply MUST heed His wisdom. We simply

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I begin today's episode of Leaving the Grandstand World with a joyous old "Folk song" entitled "Do Lord" which I made into a poem with peppy music in the background. It should make you smile. Next I share our song, "The Happy Song," and I finish with a teaching from my book, A Course in Christianity entitled, "The Body as an Attack Instrument." Question: Did God make hands to caress or slug with?

The Body as an Attack Instrument

The body doesn't have to be an attack instrument that we use while residing on this planet--but think about it. How often IS it used as such?

God gave us hands with fingers attached so that we could pick things up or pet a dog or cat, or gently caress the face of a friend. We decided that a hand could be used as a fist to smash into an enemy's face, or, if we've been offended by someone, we could slap them there with an open palm. An instrument of attack, an instrument of pain.

Our words can act as pistols, whipping people into submission. Our words are another source of weapons of which we need to be aware.

As spiritual beings, we need to live beyond the body and its various methods of attack. Praise God, we can choose to live by communicating only love--despite what others may do to us. From our vantage point, this could lead to death by someone who is NOT a fan of communicating love and we'd be a martyr. But God, through Jesus Christ, does not recognize the human body as a means to an aggressive attacking end. He is glorified in the sacrifice of our bodies as we choose to love instead of show vengeance. “He who tries to keep his life, will lose it, but he who loses his life for My sake, will save it. Matthew 16:25 and Luke 17:33”

I know that is controversial, but how else will the world learn that the true desire of a purified heart (through Jesus Christ) is to see love advanced and multiplied, not hate? How else can the world see a completely different picture than the one it has been enjoying for so many years? How else, but through advanced demonstrations of love in the most extreme situations?

And, wasn't the One who placed Himself in a most extreme situation of death on a cross, demonstrating love to the highest degree? Not only did He die FOR us, but He demonstrated a completely new way to deal with the enemies He told us about: Turn the other cheek, give them the clothes off your back, let them do what they will with the shell of a body you have and show them the spirit of love, show them the way, the truth, and the life.

And what a mark on the history of humanity Jesus made! His life is a most revered life and a most discussed life and a most impactful life one could ever imagine. We would emulate Him, we say, but to what degree? When would our gentle and creative "hands" turn from expressing love in so many ways to becoming fists of anger and rage? How much do we want to emulate the master, Jesus Christ, and become like Him?

Go to God, know Him, love Him with all your heart and let Him lead you. Make a difference in this world. God will remove all fear from your heart as you embrace Him with all your being, thereby doing His will.

There is no life but His and our lives are meaningless without Him so why not rise above the ways of the world and go with the ways of God? Relax your fists of anger and let them become hands of healing and love. 

This chapter discusses this principle for individuals. Think about it for nations. We as nations of individuals have fought and fought for the ability to live our lives with as little constraints as possible (our freedom), but there’s always some other nation who wants to see us crumble, take away our freedom. A

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This episode of Leaving the Grandstand World explores the world of the church. We know that the body of believers ARE the church, not the building, not the administration, not the entertainment, not the services, only the people carry Christ within them (if they choose to acknowledge that). Of course, it is Biblical and necessary to gather as believers in order to corporately support the widows and orphans, and to gather for prayer and testimonies and maybe a sermon or two. The poem for today I found in the public domain and it pays homage to this special weekly gathering at a place we call "church." It is entitled, "Unto Your Temple Lord We Come" written by Robert Collyer. Next you'll hear our song, "There's Gotta Be Fruit," and finally a short treatise entitled, "The Happiest People on the Planet," which, of course, the Christians should be. It is from my book, A Course in Christianity.

The Happiest People on the Planet?

Mar 9:23  Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. MKJV

Mat 19:26  But Jesus looked on them and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. MKJV

In the above biblical quotes, Jesus said a few things that will help even the intellectuals see the truth of the Bible and prove God's existence more clearly (if they will open-mindedly look around and observe). Though we are to believe on Him for our salvation, Jesus did NOT say that if you can believe in Me, all things would be possible. Nor did He say that if you believe only Christian doctrine, all things would be possible. He said that if you can believe, ALL things are possible. Does this put some light on the way the world works?

Those in the New Age (or self-sufficiency belief systems) utilize this truth and find that they are able to focus their minds intently, believing they can receive the material goods, achieve their goals, and attain any other desires they may have. Like magic, often those very things materialize in their lives. All the positive thinking books carry the message that what you believe will manifest in your life. Jesus pointed this truth out for us, but why? Did He want us to manifest lots of things in our lives so we could be happy? No, that wasn't His goal. He does want us happy, but not in mere worldly acquisitions. Christ's goal was much deeper than temporal satisfaction. Have you noticed that worldly acquisitions never ultimately satisfy? We tend to always want more. But that is a whole other topic. Are Christians happy?

The Christians should be the happiest people on the planet. Why? Because they should know beyond a shadow of doubt that God has prepared a place for them in Heaven where they will reside for eternity. But, according to Jesus’s prayer, He would like to see Heaven brought to earth. This is done when Christians live the Christian life.

Some must think that God is going to zap them sometime and make them love others the way God loves them. In His word, God says even the heathen love their family and friends. God wants us to love our enemies. And who, pray tell, is our enemy?

You've seen him crouching behind a rock, ready to pounce on you. You've seen him urging you to go with him to a violent secular movie. You've seen him asking you to have a drink with him. You've felt bad because he disappointed you, betrayed you, hated you, or envied you. Yes, this is your enemy. Enemy, I'd like you to meet the reader of this chapter, reader, meet your enemy whom God asks you to love.

How do you do that? He hurt your feelings. Love doesn't depend on our feelings. It is a choice we make. If God asks us to love our enemies, the

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