Grace to You: Radio Podcast Love Your Enemies, Part 3 B
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Feb 9, 2026 
John MacArthur, longtime pastor-teacher and Bible expositor, unpacks Jesus' command to love your enemies. He explains praying for persecutors and how prayer breaks bitterness. He argues that loving enemies shows true sonship and calls believers to exceed common standards of love. Historical illustration brings the message home.
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Pray For Those Who Persecute You
- Pray for those who abuse or persecute you and petition God for their highest good.
- Regularly intercede for enemies to wash out bitterness and invite God's mercy into their lives.
Schedule Daily Prayers For Resentments
- Set aside a daily time to pray for those you resent to break bitterness in your heart.
- Persistent intercession softens hostility and cultivates genuine love toward adversaries.
Love Reveals True Sonship
- Loving enemies demonstrates authentic sonship and proves the claim of belonging to God.
- If your life lacks such love, you cannot credibly claim to be a child of God.
