RE: Core Message Of Christianity Isn't One Of Love
August 27, 2015 at 1:53 pm
(This post was last modified: August 27, 2015 at 1:54 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(August 27, 2015 at 12:22 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(August 27, 2015 at 11:57 am)Rhondazvous Wrote: But then Christians use love as a license to treat one another any old kind of way then demand forgiveness. I know some people right here at AF who love me, not because if they don't I'll sic god on them, but because they start with respect and respect turns to love. Love is not something you can command people to do. What could be more phony than, "I can't stand you but god told me I have to love you, so I will because I don't want to spoil my blessings."
...And the "Christians" who do this, are certainly not acting in a loving way and are merely using any excuse they can to be bullies. That is wrong, and that is NOT love. Love does not mean abusing people on purpose only because you feel you can "demand" forgiveness afterwards. Any sane person who tries to do this and calls it love, is being dishonest to themselves.
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^THIS should be a Christian's understanding of love, straight from the Man Himself, and is also one of the most fundamental and important Christian message. So when a Christian uses "love" to mean anything other than the above, or to act in a way that is not loving, he/she is not acting on the teachings of Christ.
What of Paul's teachings about love in 1 Corinthians 13?
