(August 30, 2014 at 2:33 pm)Drich Wrote: What you have failed to account for in the op. Is that for Christ the word love did not exist. Noe was their any one singular all encompassing word to describe all 'love.' No the Greeks had five different words that describe what we would considered different aspects of the word love. 4 are used in the bible
There was
Agape, or the type of love we are to have for God, which btw is the word Jesus was using in the passage you quoted. This for. Of love is based in fear and respect.
We are commanded to give God agape. This type of love is something we can indeed provide on demand.
How does one fear and respect what is not here except in the imaginations of people like you?
Fear is generated by man against what can harm him. Man cannot respect in the way you mean what can harm him. Hate is more like what we think of what can harm us.
Esoterically speaking, that is why God hated Esau even before he could do good or evil. He represented change and your God and church, as shown by the Inquisition and laws against reading the bible, --- show how Christians are just idol worshipers.
Regards
DL
