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Originally Posted by toddpedlar  Quote:
Originally Posted by historyb Yes, the way I figure it God causes the rain to fall on the righteous and unrighteous. | I really fail to see how this is in any way "grace". Is it grace to give to someone the tools with which
they will effect their own death? Suppose that a neighbor desperately wanted to hammer some nails in his house to
hang up some pictures, but had no hammer. Knowing that it would explode upon first contact with a nail,
you hand him a handy unpinned hand grenade for him to use as a hammer.
Was yours a gracious gift? |
The tricky part for me is the context in which that statement is made. Christ says "Love your enemies." Why? "
For he makes the sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?"
So is Jesus saying that our love for enemies is a reflection of God's love for his enemies? Does that mean that these acts really are in some way "gracious," and not merely acts meant to heap up more judgment?