Luke 6:32-35

³²If you only love the lovable, do you expect a pat on the back? Run-of-the-mill sinners do that.l

³³If you only help those who help you, do you expect a medal? Garden-variety sinners do that.

³⁴If you only give for what you hope to get out of it, do you think that''s charity? The stingiest of pawnbrokers does that.m

³⁵"I tell you, love your enemies. Help and give without expecting a return. You''ll never--I promise--regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we''re at our worst.n