Do I really have to love ISIS?

Jesus said, "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust."

Does what Jesus said about loving our enemies really apply to such evil, violent people as ISIS or other Muslim terrorists? If the word enemies does not apply to people who want to kill you then who does it apply to? As Jesus said, "If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same." If you exclude from Jesus' command those who really want to do you harm then who are your enemies and how are you doing any better then every sinner out there? How we obey Jesus' commands when it really costs us something shows how much we really want to obey him.


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