RE: On Hell and Forgiveness
August 30, 2018 at 1:21 pm
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2018 at 1:22 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(August 30, 2018 at 1:06 pm)polymath257 Wrote: I also said that I don't understand the question well enough to give an answer. I asked for clarification and didn't get it. In what way does it make sense to say that a deity 'is love'?
In simple terms, it means love only exists because God exists. Being loving is inherent to God's very nature and core. And so the only reason love exists in the first place is because God exists and so it is through Him/because of Him that love exists at all. It also means there is nothing about God that is unloving. He is pure good.
I know you don't believe that, but that is why it is a hypothetical.
(August 30, 2018 at 1:11 pm)polymath257 Wrote:(August 30, 2018 at 1:09 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I guess I need further clarification, because I'm not sure what that implies. Does this mean you would accept or reject God in the scenario I presented?
I don't know. Is God 'truth' as well as being 'love'? is there a difference (I think there is)?
Yes, He is truth.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
