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 '''24. Is it not enough if we do not revenge ourselves on our enemies?'''

No; God commands us to love our enemies—i.e., to wish them well, and to be ready to assist them in their necessities, as much as lies in our power.

25. Why must we love our enemies?

1. Because the Lord our God commands us to love them; 2. Because Christ Jesus, our Divine Model, has given us the example of loving our enemies; and 3. Because we also wish to be forgiven by God.

26. What has he to expect who will not forgive him by whom he has been offended?

Judgment without mercy.

27. What must we do when we have offended some one?

We must go and be reconciled to him (Matt. v. 23, 24).

28. What must we do when some one has offended us?

We must willingly offer to make peace with him, forgive him from our heart, and suffer injustice rather than return evil for evil.