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Eagban:
I just want to know this. Should a Christian pray imprecatory prayers i.e prayers for evil to befall your enemies. Is it not sinful to pray such prayers?

Not against personal enemies but against the evil plans and works of the enemies . Especially the enemies against the work of God

petra1:
Not against personal enemies but against the evil plans and works of the enemies . Especially the enemies against the work of God

Kindly help me differentiate between a personal enemy and an enemy that is against God's work...

Eagban:
Kindly help me differentiate between a personal enemy and an enemy that is against God's work...

These people are not Christians!

True Christians have no enemy apart from those against God's work, there is nothing that can make a Christian take you for an enemy because we are ready to let go of anything apart from our faith, so whatever anyone demands apart from our faith should be of lesser value to us!

Eagban:
Kindly help me differentiate between a personal enemy and an enemy that is against God's work...

Did Jesus Christ ask us to hate or pray against those who we perceive as being against God? I mean aren't we to assume that God's enemies are our's too?

Or does His rule about the treatment of enemies only apply to just our 'personal' enemies?

Did God specifically state that we hate or pray against any entities or beings we perceive as His enemies?

Eagban:
Kindly help me differentiate between a personal enemy and an enemy that is against God's work...

For example jesus says to love your enemy

Luk 9:53 — Luk 9:55
But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem. When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, “Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?” But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

Matthew 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

. What we owe every man is to desire salvation for their soul.

How ever we have individuals whos action may be dangerous to the faith of others and the work of God. If they are Christian we may enforce discipline. But if the person action is beyond discipline such prayer may be required

1 Timothy 1:20
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan in order that they may be disciplined [by punishment and learn] not to blaspheme.

Galatians 5:12
I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

Maximus69:
Of course we have love for everyone {Mark 12:31} but the bolded we have made a compulsion only among ourselves! Galatians 6:10

Those who don't obey the same rules as we do are not believers their hypocritical showoffs or merely calling Jesus "Lord" can't blur our senses. Matthew 7:23

If they're not ready to obey Jesus' clear command, to us they are not Christians!

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Even Prisoners in the cell can use the same phrase "as we do"
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ANYONE who will not live in obedience to Jesus teachings and authority is NOT a Christian.

shadeyinka:
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Even Prisoners in the cell can use the same phrase "as we do"
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ANYONE who will not live in obedience to Jesus teachings and authority is NOT a Christian.

The phrase "as we do" is found amongst the first century Christians, they do so many things in common amongst themselves!

So if you truthfully believe the highlighted how come you're still referring to your cohorts (who are disputing against Jesus' clear command) as Christians?

Love does not discriminate between people who belong to Christ.

So are you saying all these people (disputing what Jesus taught pertaining to praying for our enemies and NOT CURSING) also belong to Christ?