K025. Jesus told us to bless, and not curse

Mat 5:44-48 KJV 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;  (45)  That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.  (46)  For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?  (47)  And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?  (48)  Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Luk 6:27-31 KJV  But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,  (28)  Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.  (29)  And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.  (30)  Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.  (31)  And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Yes, this is certainly harder than the Ten Commandments, but Jesus did not say it with the intention to drive us to the end of ourselves so that we will not need to do any law, any commandment, or any principle of God. Ironically, Jesus would want us to excel in doing all commandments of God (including the Ten Commandments), and this is unmistakably the new covenant, and also the will of God.

In fact, Paul preached the same thing under the new covenant too:
Rom 12:14-21 KJV  Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.  (15)  Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.  (16)  Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.  (17)  Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.  (18)  If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.  (19)  Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.  (20)  Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.  (21)  Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

So, if anyone says that the doctrine of Jesus is no longer applicable for us under the New Covenant and that Paul would preach differently, I will tell him to pick up the Bible again and read it for themselves. We will still love our enemies, treat them with kindness,  and speak politely to them even if they are cursing us. We will still bless them, but that does not mean that we will join them cursing others, or that we will bless them so that they will deceive more people. Let those who have ears to hear, let him hear.

Having said all these, I still have problem finding the right way to speak to the false prophets or those who preach tons of false doctrine. Does Jesus want us to speak politely to the false prophets too?
Yes, I can speak politely or kindly to everyone, including those who disagree with me (of course, with a lot of reasoning). It is not my nature to shout or curse those who argue with me (unless I lose my cool, which is very rare). But I find that Jesus always spoke 'harshly' to the Pharisees and labelled them as the 'hypocrites', 'snakes', or 'vipers'? Can we reproach the false prophets harshly too? Can we speak like Christ and  condemn them as the vipers or hypocrites too? I guess I do not have very clear answer for that. But I can still guess that we do not have that kind of authority or full knowledge which allows us to judge like Christ !

Many may ask, "If we do not harshly reproach the false prophets, will they laugh at us? Will our politeness or meekness gives them more freedom to abuse us and accuse us?" I will say, No, those who laugh will cry. It will only heap coals of fire on their heads. I know that it is not easy to follow the teaching of Jesus, especially in the age when most false prophets can simply accuse any churches (who disagree with them, correct them, or keep God's commandments) as 'the Pharisees' and 'the hypocrites'. However, I believe that we can still take consolation in the words of God when Paul said that vengeance is God's in Rom 12:14-21 above.

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