Interesting. Thanks.RZehr wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:34 am 1) I’m willing to give them sandwiches if they are persecuting or protesting against me.
2) Not so much if they are making some other political protest.
Why? Same reason I don’t go to parades or festivals - I don’t want to identify with it.
Giving sandwiches to a trucker convoy, is generally an accepted way of showing support. It is not simply feeding the hungry.
I’m perfectly willing to give a sandwich to the hungry, just not if they’ve worked up their appetite by protesting.
It’s fine anyone disagrees, and sees it differently and gives them sandwiches.
Just because it isn’t a sin, doesn’t mean I have to do it.
i think 1 is a good example. It doesn’t exactly define enemy, but it describes returning good for bad.
For instance, my teen might protest against me, he might feel i’m his enemy, but i might never see him as an enemy.
i would offer a sandwich. Parents get lots of practice with various challenges.
2 is harder. i think it would be possible to give sandwiches to truckers while also being clear about the intended message.
But i see what you’re saying.
The best example i can recall was on MD when Westboro Church was up to something, one member suggested going to the event, offering sandwiches+coffee .. i wouldn’t have thought of doing that. The idea was intriguing.
Scriptures use the word, enemy.
i don’t think of others i disagree with as enemies. Exchanging good for evil is important. Romans 12:21
Evil is the enemy.