love of enemies

makes us happy even when it is only belief, fancy, no psychological reality — error can make Christ's promise come true.

“Error is thus able to make Christ's promise come true.”

drives nature out of morality: once "love thy neighbor and hate thy enemy" is meaningless, neighbor-love needs a new basis — God is inserted, utility withdrawn.

“One drives nature out of morality when one says "Love your enemies": for then the natural "Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thy enemy" in the law (in instinct) has become meaningless; then this love of one's neighbor must also find a new basis (as a kind of love of God).”

Friedrich Nietzsche

ressentiment

Soren Kierkegaard

love of enemies, n.Definitions

love of enemies