Love s a one way street

arunangelo · Post by **arunangelo** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:10 pm

God loved us first (1 John 4:11) although we rejected Him, were unfaithful to Him and killed Him. Love therefore is a one-way street-it is unconditional. When we are nice to some one because they are nice to us, it is not love; because, our niceness is conditional to the other party being nice. On the other hand, if we are nice to others irrespective of how they treat us, then it is love (Luke 6:27, 35). Therefore, when we exercise true love, we love, because, to love is our heartâ€™s desire; and we desire to love, because, we love God, who is love. We will then love all without any distinction between friends and foes, hate none and forgive all from our heart. We will therefore love those who hate us the most the same way as those who love us the most, and will be willing to sacrifice our own interest in the process of helping them.

When we exercise true love we will never feel like a victim, never dwell on our own feelings, never get weary (1 Corinthian 13:8) and always be on a mission to love and serve God and our fellow human beings. Furthermore, when others hurt and persecute us, we will be concerned about the hurt they are causing their own soul by their acts, rather than the hurt they cause us. In addition, we will never condemn anyone, always have hope for them and do our very best to help them.

JoeyKnothead · Post by **JoeyKnothead** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:55 am

From the OP:

Opie wrote: God loved us first (1 John 4:11) although we rejected Him, were unfaithful to Him and killed Him...

I killed NOBODY, and I'll not have you accusing me of such.

Is lying on other folks part of your religious training, or does it come naturally to you?

arunangelo · Post by **arunangelo** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:11 pm

joeyknuccione wrote:From the OP:

Opie wrote: God loved us first (1 John 4:11) although we rejected Him, were unfaithful to Him and killed Him...
I killed NOBODY, and I'll not have you accusing me of such.

Is lying on other folks part of your religious training, or does it come naturally to you?

May be you are not part of the we I am refering to. You can decide.

Zzyzx · Post by **Zzyzx** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:38 pm

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arunangelo wrote:
joeyknuccione wrote:From the OP:

Opie wrote: God loved us first (1 John 4:11) although we rejected Him, were unfaithful to Him and killed Him...
I killed NOBODY, and I'll not have you accusing me of such.

Is lying on other folks part of your religious training, or does it come naturally to you?
May be you are not part of the we I am refering to. You can decide.

Who IS included in the "we" to which you refer?