Romans 12:20-21
But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Jesus Himself had said in the Sermon on the Mount “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so 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.” {Mat.5:43-45} Focus for a moment on Him saying that it is loving even your enemies that shows you are children of God!

In the wonderful letter to the Hebrews it is written that the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two edged sword. {Heb.4:12} Our faith is supposed to be a 'doing' faith, not just a talking about it faith! Consider these words of wisdom: “In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” {Prov.14:23} In other words, don’t just talk about it—Do it! Whatever "it" is that the Word of God is calling you to do.

Paul and James walk together in locked step when it comes to the topic of faith and works, although many so-called bible scholars have thought otherwise! Paul talks about faith working in love {Gal.5:6} while James teaches that faith without works is dead being by itself. {Jas.2:17} It is not the work itself that pleases the Lord, it is the faith that has motivated and empowered the action that is indeed pleasing to God. And remember that without faith it is impossible to please Him. {Heb.11:6}
 
The simple key to all of this can be summed up in one word, the most important word, love! Love conquers all! True love, not the world's counterfeit, is the foundation of all that God has done. It is about giving just as He gave His only begotten Son for us—the greatest gift of all. The single most important verse in my life and yours is without doubt “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” {Jn.3:16} If it were not for that magnificent truth nothing else would matter!

Our life as followers of Jesus while yet on earth is made clear by the revelation received and passed along by the apostle Paul in his letter to the church in Corinth and from there on to us:

"If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
    And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)
 
LOVE CONQUERS ALL