That’s not what the Lord teaches in the Bible.
King James Bible
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;
Love Your Enemies
…43”You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ 44”But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:17
“You are more righteous than I,” he said. “You have treated me well, but I have treated you badly.
Proverbs 19:11
A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 25:21
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Luke 6:27
“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Luke 6:28
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Luke 23:34
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
John 13:34
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
Acts 7:60
Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
Romans 12:20
On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
Treasury of Scripture
But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which spitefully use you, and persecute you;
Exodus 23:4,5 If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall …
2 Kings 6:22 And he answered, You shall not smite them: would you smite those …
2 Chronicles 28:9-15 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he …
Psalm 7:4 If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (yes, I …
Psalm 35:13,14 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I …
Proverbs 25:21,22 If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, …
Luke 6:27,28,34,35 But I say to you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which …
Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they …
Acts 7:60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this …
Romans 12:14,20,21 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not…
1 Corinthians 4:12,13 And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being …
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Charity suffers long, and is kind; charity envies not; charity braggs …
1 Peter 2:23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he …
1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise …
Dennis Prager makes the point that there is a difference between the macro and the micro here. (And, this is of course, my interpretation of Mr. Prager’s thoughts.)
The micro is our family, friends, neighbors and coworkers. The macro is not. Much of the exhortations in the Bible apply to the micro and not necessarily to the macro.
Interesting line of thought.