Yes, we pray for God's glory to be vindicated.

Yes, we pray for an end of the unrighteous who curse his name.

Yes, we know that judicially there will become a judgment.

Judicially, God will act in punishment.

But that's for God to do.

And in defense of God, we'll uphold His Holy Name.

But in our personal relationships, we are to be characterized by loving our enemy.

Welcome to Grace to You, the Bible teaching ministry of John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

Have you noticed that wherever you go in this world, responsibility

follows. You're responsible to your boss and to those you work with, to your family members at home,

and to the work God's doing at your local church. No matter how many areas of responsibility

you can think of, intersecting each one is your

responsibility to represent Jesus Christ accurately. Today, John MacArthur helps you take a hard

look at how well you're doing in that, specifically in representing Christ by showing love for

your enemies. John's current study is called Love No Matter What.

So follow along as John begins today's lesson.

From the very beginning, God has always called a people to uniqueness.

He has always called the people to another standard, to a higher level, and God's people,

for some reason, are always pulled down.

And profit after profit after profit came singularly and in duos and trios and so forth,

they came continuously pleading with God's people to be sure they maintain their unique standards.

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