Available online at: http://proceeding.rsfpress.com/index.php/iceiakn/index Proceeding on International Conference of Education in the New Normal Era (ICEIAKN) Volume 1 Number 1 (2020): 51-55 Research Synergy Foundation DOI: https://doi.org/10.31098/iceiakn.v1i1.240 RSF Press Love Your Enemy: A Christian Response to Embrace Others Hanna Dewi Aritonang , Bestian Simangunsong , Adiani Hulu Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Tarutung E-mail address hannadewiaritonang09@gmail.com ; E-mail address bestiansimangunsong41@gmail.com ; E-mail address adianihulu@gmail.com Abstract This article addresses the issue of conflict between religious communities that cause enmity amid society. Hostilities must be overcome and resolved in accordance with the call of Christianity to live in love and peace. The study used the qualitative paradigm as the method of the research and the descriptive-analyses as the writing method by describing the research problems based on data collected from related publications.One of the powerful messages of Jesus's teaching is "Love your enemies." It’s one of the greatest challenges in life. Jesus Christ gave an important doctrine about loving the enemy because love is more powerful than evil, hurtful deeds. Loving the enemy means canceling hostilities and violence, but instead, it promises acceptance of each other. The title of this study is "love your enemies": A Christian Response to Embrace Others. As the title of this study is "love your enemies," the reason for the selection of this article is because the author sees that "loving the enemy is a commandment from God that must be obeyed. This research question emphasizes how to realize "loving the enemy" amid hostility. This paper argues that Jesus's command to love the enemy is a proper Christian lifestyle choice in the midst of hostility. We use CS Song thoughts, which elaborated with other scholars' views on theology, loving, and embracing others. The purpose of the research was to gain understanding and build a theological reflection on Jesus' commandment to love the enemy. In this article, we first briefly discuss the portrait of life among religious people in Indonesia. Secondly, we discuss the conflict between religious people in Indonesia. Finally, we apply the command of Jesus to love our enemy as a Christian lifestyle in the midst of hostility to construct harmony amid hostility. We propose the command of Jesus to ‘love your enemy’ as a response to establishing sustainable peace by embrace others. Finally, the Christians must become a loving community because God so loved us, and we also ought to love and embrace others. Keywords: Religious Conflict, Love Your Enemy, Embrace, Others I. INTRODUCTION The lack of understanding of religious diversity and lack of acceptance among religious people can potentially create conflict in the midst of religious life. Conflict damages human life relations and disrupts the stability of people's lives, so conflict requires immediate resolution. If the conflict is not resolved, it could create animosity that leads to the tearing up of unity between fellow citizens. Hostility creates tension and hatred. Hostility creates tension, hatred, and suspicion of the enemy. If this is not managed, it will have the opportunity to have explosive power that can damage the general public. It is therefore important to find a panacea that encourages religious people to love and live harmoniously with each other. Loving and appreciating others is the core of teaching all religions.