Originally posted by KellyJayYour logic implies it.
Who has talked about shelving our responsibilities? We are to love each other from our family, our friends, as well as our enemies.
You constantly go on about salvation and how Jesus is needed and only jesus and god can do this and that ... that's shelving responsibility, that's saying we cant do sweet fa without their 'approval' (power) ...
Originally posted by KellyJayI want truth. Friends don't .
Then you are not loving anyone now. If you want friends you must show yourself friendly.
or maybe up to a point.... I always seem to push the envelope, and people don't like that.
I love all. I love complete strangers at times better than my family
Originally posted by karoly aczelIf you don't have the Love of God within, you are left with what you can muster up on your own. That would be true on your good days and your bad.
But it is a "all or nothing theology" . you either accept jc as your lord and saviour or you don't.
Did I miss something?
FMF: What evidence do you have about the Canaanites aside from that which was written by.the Hebrews who were their enemies who wanted to take their land?So, the Hebrews carried out genocide and took their victims' land and then wrote an account of it in which they said their god had told them to do it, is that the long and short of it?
Originally posted by Suzianne
You mean aside from the only other people who were there at the time?
Originally posted by karoly aczelSome passages which some Christians rather ignore:
I want truth. Friends don't .
or maybe up to a point.... I always seem to push the envelope, and people don't like that.
I love all. I love complete strangers at times better than my family
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. (Romans 13:8-10 KJV)
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. (1 John 4:7-8 KJV)
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2 KJV)
Love and charity is the greatest of all things and is the only thing that will outlast this world. All things will come to their natural end at the appropriate time, this world, all material things, faith, hope, all will end but love remains. Love and demonstrations of love and charity is what will determine if a man will be welcomed into the Kingdom of God.
If Christians were honest, they would readily admit that in all the teachings of Christ,his focus was love, charity and good works. It definitely was not about proclaimations faith and belief in him with your mouth.
Unfortunately many are not.