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Originally posted by ivanhoeLove is the same as Patriotism. "Women And Children First". And the corralary truth that by putting those most worthy of saving before our own greed, we can create a world worth having.
I was inspired to open a thread dealing with this question by a statement I read here on RHP in some thread.
This is the quote:
"Love is an emotion. It has nothing to do with free will."
I was intrigued by this statement. What d ...[text shortened]... ore ? An attitude maybe?
What are your thoughts on this issue ?
Another famous old saying I just made up.
Originally posted by RBHILLReal love is an action, not a feeling. It produces selfless, sacrificial giving. The greatest act of love is giving oneself for others. How can we lay down our lives? By serving others with no thought of receiving anything in return. Sometimes it is easier to say we'll die for others than truly live for them-this involves putting others' desires first. Jesus taught this same principle of love in John 15:13
1 John 3:16
16 THIS IS HOW WE KNOW WHAT LOVE IS: JESUS CHRIST LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
John 15:12-13
12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
We are to love each other as Jesus loved us, and he loved us enough to give his life for us. We may not have to die for someone, but there are other ways to practice sacrficial love: listening, helping, encouraging, giving. Think of someone in particular who needs this kind of love today. Give all the love you can, and then try to give a little more.
Originally posted by RBHILLJohn says, "God is love," not"Love is God." Our world, with its shallow and selfish view of love, has turned these words around and contaminated our understanding of love. The world thinks that love is what makes a person feel good and that it is all right t osacrifice moral principles and others' rights in order to obtain such "love." But that isn't real love; it is the exact opposite-selfishness. And God is not that kind of "love." Real love is like God, who is holy, just, and perfect. If we truly know God, we will love as he does.
1 John 4:8
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Originally posted by RBHILLYou have no shame. For Chrissakes, at least cite the sources for these cut and paste jobs. 😕
John says, "God is love," not"Love is God." Our world, with its shallow and selfish view of love, has turned these words around and contaminated our understanding of love. The world thinks that love is what makes a person feel good and that it is all right t osacrifice moral principles and others' rights in order to obtain such "love." But that isn ...[text shortened]... ove is like God, who is holy, just, and perfect. If we truly know God, we will love as he does.
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Originally posted by RBHILLDon't lie to me. The post of yours I quoted above was taken from the following site:
Smart one look at the Bold Print above 1 John 4:8.
Thy are not cut and paste I type it from my Bible smart one.
www.canterburyprovincemu.org.uk/birmingham/Bishop_ssermon.doc
Show a little integrity and cite your sources.
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Originally posted by bbarrNo go to a Bible store and look at Life Application Study Bible (NIV) Zondervan Pages 2,280 and 2,282
Don't lie to me. The post of yours I quoted above was taken from the following site:
www.canterburyprovincemu.org.uk/ birmingham/Bishop_ssermon.doc
Show a little integrity and cite your sources.
I Promise you I typed it out of my Bible. I have better things to do then Lie.
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Originally posted by RBHILLThat's cause there was an extra space in the URL I provided above. I've fixed the typo. The URL provided contains the exact content of your post. Cut and paste that URL into Google and hit 'Search'. Google will deliver the following site: 27 MARCH 2004 MOTHERS' UNION SERVICE. This document is the source of your plagiarized post.
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Originally posted by bbarrI don't see any simularities between that site and my Study Bible.
That's cause there was an extra space in the URL I provided above. I've fixed the typo. The URL provided contains the exact content of your post. Cut and paste that URL into Google and hit 'Search'. Google will deliver the following site: 27 MARCH 2004 MOTHERS' UNION SERVICE. This document is the source of your plagiarized post.
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Originally posted by RBHILLYou posted the following:
I don't see any simularities between that site and my Study Bible.
John says, "God is love," not"Love is God." Our world, with its shallow and selfish view of love, has turned these words around and contaminated our understanding of love. The world thinks that love is what makes a person feel good and that it is all right t osacrifice moral principles and others' rights in order to obtain such "love." But that isn't real love; it is the exact opposite-selfishness. And God is not that kind of "love." Real love is like God, who is holy, just, and perfect. If we truly know God, we will love as he does.
Now, are you claiming that the entirety of this post is found in your Study Bible, and that you are just copying directly from your Study Bible? Because this post of yours, in full, is posted on the web and appears on various other sites. Of course, it could be that these other folk are also plagiarizing material from the same Study Bible you are using, and passing off this material as their own work.
If so, then that is hardly different from cutting and pasting from a website. The point is the same. If you're posting the work of other people here to RHP, you need to cite your sources. You can't just pass off the work of other people as your own, even if your intentions are good. This is still plagiarism. Further, this thread was intended (I assume) as a forum for the discussion of love and freedom, not as a mere despository of comments from your Study Bible. Why don't you try forming an original thought and posting it here?
Originally posted by bbarrYes I did Post from my Bible.
You posted the following:
[b]John says, "God is love," not"Love is God." Our world, with its shallow and selfish view of love, has turned these words around and contaminated our understanding of love. The world thinks that love is what makes a person feel good and that it is all right t osacrifice moral principles and others' rights in order to obtain ...[text shortened]... from your Study Bible. Why don't you try forming an original thought and posting it here?
Sometime I do Cut and Paste, but this was from my Bible.
If You saw that there was more writing on that site. If I saw it I would have posted every Word from that site not just a Paragraph, that's they way I am.
Originally posted by RBHILLrb... simple. In future, just say that you "found this interesting thing" in ... whatever. Book or internet. No problem. But.
Yes I did Post from my Bible.
Sometime I do Cut and Paste, but this was from my Bible.
If You saw that there was more writing on that site. If I saw it I would have posted every Word from that site not just a Paragraph, that's they way I am.
After using other peoples thoughts... it is always bad form to NOT then state a furtherance or argument to support. Based on yer own thoughts.
For example:
Quote a big old bible study.
Then say "The reason I support this is because i have ...." or "I Think"...
But for cryin' out loud, then say what you have thought. It just ain't right to let everybody but you think! Ya know? Say what YOU THINK. We will love you for it. As long as it is real.
Mike