VilnaGaon
Puritan Board Sophomore
Rushdooney in one of his shorter books stated that Loving one's enemies simply means keeping the 10 commandments with respect to them. Rushdooney quotes the scriptural definition of Love as the keeping of the Commandments, in support of this proposition. Rushdooney discounts love as sentimental, warm feelings towards one's enemies which one hears in Arminian and Charismatic circles. Technically one should be able to loathe one's enemies at the same time Loving him in the scriptural sense.
Is loving one's Neighbour different than from loving one's enemies? Who is my neighbour? Rabbi Samuel Ben Meir(RASHBAM) defined one's neighbour as a righteous man(Commentary on Leviticus). This would seem to fit in Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan, in as much as the righteous Samaritan was defined as one's neighbour. Are we to love our Neighbours differently than from our enemies?
What are your thoughts on this???
Is loving one's Neighbour different than from loving one's enemies? Who is my neighbour? Rabbi Samuel Ben Meir(RASHBAM) defined one's neighbour as a righteous man(Commentary on Leviticus). This would seem to fit in Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan, in as much as the righteous Samaritan was defined as one's neighbour. Are we to love our Neighbours differently than from our enemies?
What are your thoughts on this???