Romans 12:20 | What Does "Heap Coals of Fire on Your Enemy's Head" Actually Mean?

Romans 12:20 is one of the strangest verses in the Bible. Paul spends the whole chapter building toward something and then lands here: feed your enemy. Give him something to drink. And in doing so, heap coals of fire on his head.This episode unpacks what that image actually means, why the instruction is more intimate than it sounds, and why enemy love is not where spiritual formation starts. It's where formation shows up when it's been going on long enough.If loving your enemy feels impossible right now, the answer is not to try harder. The answer is to go back to the beginning of Romans 12.Formation to Transformation | A Worship Devotional. New episodes every weekday at formationtotransformation.comMentioned in this episode:If you've enjoyed this devotional, would you please leave a rating and a review? You can keep up with everything at ryanloche.substack.com