Love your neighbor.
Love your gay neighbor.
Love your black neighbor.
Love your racist neighbor.
Love your white neighbor.
Love your homeless neighbor.
Love your rich neighbor.
Love your atheist neighbor.
Love the neighbor that wants you dead.
Love your lying neighbor.
Love your liberal neighbor.
Love your conservative neighbor.
If you are actively hating anyone, you are living in blatant sin and need to repent.
Speak the truth, but do so with love and intending to see another soul come to Christ, not to win an argument.
Love does not equate to tolerance. You should not tolerate sin, especially from those who claim Christ, but rebuke with patience and wisdom. Pray for God to guide your words and actions. Follow peace with all men where you are able and pursue holiness in all things.
Matthew 5:44
"But I say, love your enemies![r] Pray for those who persecute you!"
Matthew 22:36-40
36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’[e] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[f] 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”
Romans 12:20
"Instead, 'If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads.'"
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
9 Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, 10 or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. 11 Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
2 Timothy 4:2
"Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching."
Matthew 10:16-20
16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. 17 But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues. 18 You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.[e] 19 When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time. 20 For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Love your gay neighbor.
Love your black neighbor.
Love your racist neighbor.
Love your white neighbor.
Love your homeless neighbor.
Love your rich neighbor.
Love your atheist neighbor.
Love the neighbor that wants you dead.
Love your lying neighbor.
Love your liberal neighbor.
Love your conservative neighbor.
If you are actively hating anyone, you are living in blatant sin and need to repent.
Speak the truth, but do so with love and intending to see another soul come to Christ, not to win an argument.
Love does not equate to tolerance. You should not tolerate sin, especially from those who claim Christ, but rebuke with patience and wisdom. Pray for God to guide your words and actions. Follow peace with all men where you are able and pursue holiness in all things.
Matthew 5:44
"But I say, love your enemies![r] Pray for those who persecute you!"
Matthew 22:36-40
36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’[e] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[f] 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”
Romans 12:20
"Instead, 'If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads.'"
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
9 Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, 10 or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. 11 Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
2 Timothy 4:2
"Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching."
Matthew 10:16-20
16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. 17 But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues. 18 You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.[e] 19 When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time. 20 For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
