Show Notes
If Jesus tells us to love our enemies, does that extend all the way to Satan? This week, Kaitlyn and Mike take a surprisingly thoughtful kids' question and use it to explore what Christians mean when we talk about the devil, and what Scripture is actually asking of us when it commands enemy-love. They also revisit the much-maligned phrase "love the sinner, hate the sin," and ask whether it still has value, and consider why the hardest "enemies" to love usually aren't cosmic villains, but the people who cut us off in traffic, frustrate us in the checkout line, or vote differently than we do.
0:00 - Theme Song
2:23 - Does God Love Satan?
6:00 - Who/what is Satan
10:14 - Satan and Evil
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18:05 - What is Love?
31:42 - Enemy Love and God's Love
34:23 - End Credits
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