“But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back. Do to others as you would like them to do to you.
But what about what comes before…?
Christians in Asia who witness for Christ face fierce opposition from all levels of society: first, from their family or clan, as ancestor worship is prevalent in the region; second, from false religions that punish those who refuse to worship idols and spirits; and third from Communist and other tyrannical governments that are threatened by Christ, the true power Who exposes the lies that prop up their earthly rule.
If Christians live as God calls them too… what does any unbeliever have to fear…?
If those who oppress… oppose… persecute… and kill… knew what their God taught… would they still want to destroy them…? fear them…? feel threatened by them…?
The question which follows… Are they truly seeing His children…? live as He commands…?
If we lived such shocking lives of love… I wonder… What would happen…?