Hi, I'm Robert Jeffress and I'm glad to serve as your Bible teacher every day on this great radio station on today's edition of Pathway to Victory.

The Old Testament said don't murder. Jesus said don't even hate another person.

As we'll see today, the Old Testament said don't engage in excessive retaliation.

Jesus is going to say don't retaliate at all. Instead, love and pray for your enemies.

Welcome to Pathway to Victory with author and pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress.

Let's face it, when a hostile enemy attacks you, turning the other cheek, it's really not a natural response.

Well, today on Pathway to Victory, Dr. Robert Jeffress helps us understand Jesus' command to love our enemies in a world where restraint is seen as a vice and retaliation is viewed as a virtue.

Now, here's our Bible teacher to introduce today's message. Dr. Jeffress?

Thanks, David, and welcome again to Pathway to Victory. As a pastor and Bible teacher, I love to preach.

But next to preaching, perhaps in second place, I love taking my friends to Israel. Why is that? Well, because it's an absolute joy to show my friends the very sites where Jesus conducted his ministry.

Well, just a few weeks ago, I hosted a tour to the Holy Land with almost 500 of our Pathway to Victory friends.

Along our journey together, we got to stand on the hillside overlooking a tranquil sea of Galilee, where Jesus delivered his famous sermon on the Mount.

The stunning scenery is still very fresh on my mind. It was on this very location where Jesus identified ten topics that are common among all men and women, such as cultivating happiness.

Developing healthy relationships and even dealing with our enemies. He packed a wallop in just 18 minutes.

Yes, we can read his famous sermon in less than 18 minutes. Now to help you understand the wonderful implications of Jesus' message, I wrote a bestselling book for you. It's called 18 Minutes with Jesus.

And following today's message, I'll explain how you can receive your copy along with a companion study guide.

Both resources are my gift to you when you give a generous gift to support the ministry of Pathway to Victory.

But right now, let's take a virtual trip back to that hillside in the Holy Land where Jesus gave this famous sermon.

I titled today's message straight talk about your enemies.

Like many of you, I stopped watching the Academy Awards years ago.

When they increasingly started talking about movies I had never seen being presented by people I had never heard of or cared about.

But like millions of Americans, I saw that jaw-dropping moment when Will Smith bounded onto the stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock-Silly for an insult that Rock had made about Will Smith's life.

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