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Don't forget to sign up for our upcoming classes! Find out https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/who-would-jesus-vote-for (Who Jesus Would Vote For) and https://info.thecrossingchurch.com/how-to-be-skilled-at-life (How to Be Skilled at Life) in these Zoom classes with https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastors Keith Simon) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick Miller). Violence and riots around political issues are becoming everyday news. How should Christians respond? Should they condone it? Turn a blind eye to it? Speak out? How does Jesus call us to respond to our enemies, and how should that shape our response today? Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/is-it-okay-for-christians-to-be-nationalists/ (Is It Okay for Christians to be Nationalists? )and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-protest-and-why-you-should-david-in-22-2-samuel-18/ (How to Protest and Why You Should) from our last series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David's Life in 22 Stories).  Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too.  To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks.   Outline 0:15 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/is-it-okay-for-christians-to-be-nationalists/ (Is It Okay for Christians to be Nationalists?) 3:10 - Rioting and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-protest-and-why-you-should-david-in-22-2-samuel-18/ (protesting) in the United States 4:45 - Is a violent response appropriate for Christians? 6:30 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+22&version=ESV (Luke 22): How Jesus led https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-makes-faith-revolutionary/ (revolution) 9:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+5.43-44&version=ESV (Matthew 5.43) 11:40 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+12.19&version=NIV (Romans 12.19): Revenge 12:35 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-the-secret-religion-of-secular-salvation-is-unveiled-by-coronavirus/ (Replacing God) with politics 14:10 - https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/lecture/ (Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Peace Prize speech) 15:50 - Violence on social media 17:10 - Critical Gender and Race Theory: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53052177-cynical-theories (Cynical Theories) by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay 18:30 - How to love your enemy 21:30 - https://religionnews.com/2008/09/15/guest-commentary-jesus-didnt-come-to-take-sides-he-came-to-take-over1/ (Tony Evans quote) 23:00 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.   Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo)   Scripture Matthew 5.43: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+5.43-44&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+5.43-44&version=ESV) Romans 12.19: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+12.19&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans+12.19&version=NIV)   References Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Peace Prize speech: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/lecture/ (https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/lecture/) Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay:... Support this podcast