{"id":3739,"date":"2011-04-06T10:19:39","date_gmt":"2011-04-06T14:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=3739"},"modified":"2014-02-14T17:36:40","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T01:36:40","slug":"burning-coals-head-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/burning-coals-head-enemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Coals on the Head of my Enemy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/burning-coals-head-enemy\/pol_160x600\/\" title=\"RedeemingGod image 3742\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3742\" title=\"POL_160x600\" alt=\"Practice of Love\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/POL_160x600.jpg\" height=\"600\"  width=\"160\"><\/a>Have you ever wondered what it means when Proverbs 25:22 says to heap burning coals on the head of your enemy? Many pastors and teachers say that it means being nice to our enemies so they have a harsher experience in hell.&nbsp;I don&#8217;t know about you, but to me, this doesn&#8217;t sound so loving.<\/p>\n<p>In the book, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/civitaspress.com\/portfolio\/the-practice-of-love\/\">The Practice of Love<\/a><\/em>, I tell the story of my own journey in applying this passage to life. At one point, I gave a Gospel tract to an enemy of mine and said, &#8220;Read this, or can go to hell.&#8221; That&#8217;s fairly loving, right?<\/p>\n<p>Wrong. That is not what the passage teaches us to do.<\/p>\n<p>So what does the passage mean? You&#8217;ll have to get the book to find out.<\/p>\n<p>The entire book isn&#8217;t on this passage, of course. There are over twenty contributors to the book, and I was thrilled to have my story selected as one of the contributions. I haven&#8217;t read the chapters by the other authors, and am excited to get a copy and read what they have to say about the Practice of Love in today&#8217;s society and culture.<\/p>\n<p>The book comes out May 1, so make sure to pre-order your copy today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proverbs 25:22 says to heap burning coals on the head of our enemy. Are we to be nice to our enemies so they have a harsher experience in hell? 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