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It’s Nothing Personal, It’s Just Business

One of the most repeated lines in The Godfather is, “It’s nothing personal; it’s just business.” And then someone gets their brains blown out. The business of The Church is to love our enemies – it’s nothing personal; it’s just business.

BLUF

Loving our enemies is what makes us part of the beloved Bride of Christ.

Digging In

• It is colossally annoying that we are supposed to love our enemies.
• It is equally irritating that we are also supposed to love those who annoy us (for those who think they have no enemies).
• Scripture never says, “Love our enemies except for those who <insert favorite heinous sin>, because <insert some dubious reason>.
• Jesus says, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” It is a non-optional commandment to love others unto our deaths.
• It is the power of the Holy Spirit that gives us strength in the time of need (when we would rather suggest our enemies do something anatomically impossible)
• Welcome to the Family Business