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Nonsense (and you know it)! Christians love and serve their fellow man. My church operates a free medical and dental clinic, an after-school kid's club for at-risk kids, a food bank, winter coat donations, Christmas presents for kids from poor families, etc., all funded and manned by Christians.
You KNOW that most of those Christian services are operated by people looking for opportunities to preach to people about their beliefs, preaching to those they are "helping". I would be surprised if any of them do it out of any true compassion without the preaching, rather than as part of their "service" to their church.
You KNOW that most of those Christian services are operated by people looking for opportunities to preach to people about their beliefs, preaching to those they are "helping". I would be surprised if any of them do it out of any true compassion without the preaching, rather than as part of their "service" to their church.
Yes, you would be surprised. Christians showing love to their fellow man, motivated by their love for Christ.
Yes, you would be surprised. Christians showing love to their fellow man, motivated by their love for Christ.
I still don't buy it. Most Christians I have met are very conservative about social service issues like health care. But I would understand them doing it if they thought it was in service to their church, which you seem to be denying that they do. It doesn't add up.
I still don't buy it. Most Christians I have met are very conservative about social service issues like health care. But I would understand them doing it if they thought it was in service to their church, which you seem to be denying that they do. It doesn't add up.
Awesome subject to bring to the table. Thank you Loves the Mountain.
I think first we have to get to know Jesus and how beautifully gentle and kind he is. Because he the Son.
With subtlety and grace that is attributed to divine nature and given to all.
Now let us think how far we go in disobedience and how our father disciplines us. Not sure why the word jealous is used when describing guidance.
Love encompasses the depth of all creation. It is the word that describes everything including affection.
The cause and effect nature that is held by the reigns of our Lord is something to grasp to know the mind of Christ. Proverbs gives much on this subject.
If a parent see s vanity in a child how do they go about teaching them the right way. It takes love to discern what is wrong and what is to be done and this is called wisdom of God. Love restrains and lets lose.
We restrain the thoughts of superiority and let lose the one who are humble.
Well I could go on for hours. but i'll stop here and add more later. thank you and God Bless.
God is also said to be jealous. Would you like to eisegete that, as well?
Jealousy in god is a result of people trying to imagine how god would be, what he could be like, so they imagined the highest Being on Earth - a king; and then attributed things that go with being a king to god, and therefore created a cruel, petty, temperamental "king" (aka: god)
Are you speaking of a religious god or a more metaphorical god?
I agree that 'god' is love, but not in the manner you express. For the love is not just about what is pleasurable and good. One is to love the 'unlovable' as well.
When one can fully engage in unconditional love for all...that is god.
the idea that comes with a christian god says that god promises paradise (which is pleasure and all things good)
so yes, pleasure is the goal of everything, is the ultimate destination
to reach that goal you have to "love the unlovable" so to speak... in other words, you have to take the right steps to create a better world (which includes acting in love towards those who don't deserve it according to you (you being any person))
It means someone hasn't read the Old Testemant, where God is clearly a violent, hateful, genocidal psychotic.
Ideas in the Bible can be looked at separately. There are a few gems in there. And the rest is...not. So, taking one idea at a time.... that God is love... this one has merit, as far as I can see.
I am not talking about God being loving here. I am talking about a system which has a certain plan in mind to bring about the best situation possible. And that is what we perceive as "love" and also we can't tell the difference between the steps of the system and the rewards that the system gives us (in the form of feelings). So it's like we're saying the system IS the feelings. But no, the system causes the feelings to happen as a result of the steps that are followed.
Nonsense (and you know it)! Christians love and serve their fellow man. My church operates a free medical and dental clinic, an after-school kid's club for at-risk kids, a food bank, winter coat donations, Christmas presents for kids from poor families, etc., all funded and manned by Christians.
SOME Christians and SOME non-Christians are equally (so to speak) serve their fellow men.
Just as SOME Christians and SOME non-Christians are really mean and bad for their fellow men.
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