Love Your Enemies

Elder Mike Gowens' 9/29/19 sermon is taken from Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, recorded in Matthew 5:43-48. It is a surprising precept in which our Lord reminds His disciples of the higher ethical standard required of them. Instead of responding in kind to mistreatment, Christians are called to love those who oppose them via some form of persecution. What exactly does loving one's enemies entail? How is it possible to attain such a high mark? Elder Gowens answers these questions in the course of this brief message.