Charity is love rendered to God. This means, we do good acts because we know God will be pleased with us. Say we do a nice act for a friend, a brother or sister, or even an enemy. If that act is performed with the intention of doing good, it is an act of charity. If the end of the act is to derive some sort of happiness, and not necessarily done for the sake of goodness, this can be called Human Love.
The End of Charity is God. This means, that whatever act is done, with whatever intention it may be, there must be simultaneously an intent to do God's will, or rather, to do what God would want you to do. When a good act is done for our enemies, it is most likely not an act of Human love, but rather, a complete giving of ourselves for the glory of God. Why? Because hardly is any pleasure derived from doing an act of charity towards an enemy. And even if there is consequentially human happiness derived from doing an act of charity towards our enemies, God will reward you in full because you didn't expect it.
Be Charitable!
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