A thought on Matthew 5:46-47, which reads:<\/p>\n
Matt. 5:46 \u00a0 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Prejudicial love is no barometer of one\u2019s moral life. Prejudicial love, in fact, indicates self-love. To love only those who are like us is a way of loving ourselves. But to love enemies breaks through the self-barrier and rockets us into divine space.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A thought on Matthew 5:46-47, which reads: Matt. 5:46 \u00a0 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Prejudicial love is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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