Source: http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2010/01/16/the-teachings-of-jesus-christ-and-his-apostles-2/
Timestamp: 2019-04-26 15:54:21+00:00

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1.) How to Pray: Christ taught us how to pray in the Lord’s prayer. He enjoined us to pray to God to forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. See Matthew 6 v. 12. It is therefore inconceivable that Jesus Christ would approve of the act of praying for the dead or misfortune of an enemy or a transgressor. Equally, in Mark 11 v. 25-26, our Lord Jesus Christ enjoined us (the Christians), while praying, to forgive anyone whom we have anything against so that God may forgive our sins. He further stated that if we do not so forgive, God will not forgive us our sins. So, Christ requires us to forgive (not to curse or pray against) our transgressors and enemies.
2.) Forgiveness: Similarly, in Matthew 18 v. 21-35, Christ taught us (Christians) to forgive our transgressors. In essence, we are asked not to be tired of forgiving those who transgress against us. A person who imbibes this Christian value of forgiveness will not indulge in a prayer for the death of any person misfortune or downfall of another person (be he his enemy, transgressor or not). The said teaching of Christ is echoed in Matthew 5 v. 38-42.
3.) Love for Enemy: Jesus Christ taught Christians to love (and not to hate or curse) their enemies. In Matthew 5 v. 44-48, Jesus Christ commanded Christians to “love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you … “for if you love them that love you, do not even the publicans do the same?” See also, Luke 6 v. 27-35.
As a mark of love for an enemy, even in the Old Testament, we are required to protect, defend and save the property of our enemy which is in danger. See Exodus 23 v. 4-5. In further adumbration of the requirement of love (not curse) for our enemy, we are required to give food to our enemy if he is hungry and to give him water if he is thirsty. See Proverbs 25 v. 21-22, Romans 12 v. 20.
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you … “ It is therefore surprising that those people who use their tongues to curse, ask for the dear misfortune or down fall of their enemies still think that they indulge in a Christian act. That is far from being true. That act is contrary to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and is therefore satanic. As stated earlier, one without the spirit of Christ is not of him. See Romans 8 v 9.
6) Rejoicing at the death/misfortunes of an Enemy: True Christians get embarrassed to hear people who claim to be Chrsitians stand befor the congregation to rejoice and testify that death or evil befell their enemy as a result of their prayers or some other cause. This is because that act is unchristian. In Proverbs 24 v. 17-18, it is recorded as follows: “Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.” See also Job 31 v.29.
Uwom wrote from Port Harcourt.

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