Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast How to Overcome the Evil Aimed at You
Mar 19, 2026
A talk on Jesus' radical command to love enemies and why it feels impossible. Discussion of Romans 12 as a grace-driven response, not moralism. Practical steps for forgiveness as a choice and process. Concrete practices like praying for persecutors, doing tangible good, and refusing personal retaliation. Real-life stories illustrating how blessing offenders can break cycles of hurt.
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Loving Enemies Shows Spiritual Maturity
- Loving enemies is not optional but marks spiritual maturity and reflects being sons of the Father.
- Chip reads Matthew 5:43–48 to show Jesus commands love for enemies as evidence of God's character and Christian teleos (maturity).
Bless Persecutors Instead Of Retaliating
- When persecuted, actively bless rather than curse and seek to do good for them.
- Paul in Romans 12 gives commands: bless persecutors, rejoice with others, do not repay evil, and overcome evil with good.
Forgiveness Starts With A Choice
- Begin blessing enemies by forgiving them as a deliberate choice, then enter a forgiving process of prayer and release.
- Chip defines three phases: choose to forgive, journey through emotions while praying, and finally reach genuine forgivenness.