Heaping Coals On Your Enemy

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Heaping Coals OnYour Enemy

• What Does Romans 1220 Mean?

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A Christian and His Enemies

• Enemies Found Everywhere
• in the world (Jas. 44)
• in the home (Mic. 76 Mt. 1036)
• in the church (Gal. 416 Phil. 318 Amos 510)
• Enemies Can (Mt. 544 Luke 627-29)
• Persecute you
• Hate you
• Curse you
• Despitefully use you
• Strike you
• Rob you

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Heap Coals of Fire Upon His Head

• It does not mean
• Literal coals of fire
• Harm him this goes against what Paul wrote in
  vv.17-19,21 evil, peace, vengeance, good
• It is taken from
• Proverbs 2521-22

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Heap Coals of Fire Upon His Head

• It means
• Your good works will bring pain upon your enemys
  conscience (head)
• You will cause your enemy shame, contrition and
  remorse of conscience Ive abused one who loves
  me
• Your good works could lead your enemy to
  repentance

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How Do We Treat Our Enemies?

• Paul Followed Moses Words
• Do them good (Ex. 234-5)
• Take no vengeance (Lev. 1918 Deut. 3235)
• Paul Followed Solomons Words
• Do them good (Prov. 2521-22)
• Think kindly of them (Prov. 2417-18)

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How Do We Treat Our Enemies?

• Paul Followed Jesus Words
• Love them (Matthew 544)
• Pray for them (Matthew 544 see Lk. 2334 Acts
  760)
• Do them good (Luke 627,35)
• Speak well of them (Luke 628 see 1 Sam.
  268-10)
• Paul Followed Peters Words
• Do not return evil for evil (1 Pet. 38-12)

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You And Your Enemies
When a mans ways please Jehovah, He maketh even
his enemies to be at peace with him (Proverbs
167)
The best way to get rid of an enemy is to turn
him into a friend