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Greatest I am
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Message 1 of 5 (660591)
04-27-2012 9:52 AM


Can God love?
We are told that the mythical bible God is love or the epitome of love.
Archetypal Jesus said that we would know his people by the love, deeds and actions they showed others.
Jesus gave us examples of the deeds and works. Feed the poor, love all our neighbours, do not sin and many others.
Love then, seems to Jesus, to be something that must be shown by deeds, actions and works to be alive and true love. Love, like faith, without works is dead. Both St. James and Jesus agree on this.
It follows then that if God is not doing something to show this love then the love for man expressed in scriptures is wrong and God cannot love.
You are in the image of God. When you love someone you show them that love by works and deeds. This is how the recipient of that love knows it is there and that allows for reciprocity. You will agree that without reciprocity, true love cannot exist between two individuals. We must do things for each other for true love to exist.
Imagine what those you love would think if you never did anything to express your love. Imagine what you would think of the love of others towards you if they never did anything to show they loved you. See what I mean. Love always must have deeds to be real and true and reciprocity must be at play.
Love then has no choice but to be expressed if it is true love.
We are told that God loved his son so much that he planned to have him sacrificed even before the earth was created. This human sacrifice or any other human sacrifice, voluntary or not, is immoral and the notion that it is good to sacrifice an innocent victim to give the guilty believers a free ride into heaven is a completely self-gratifying notion and is completely immoral. One does not show love for someone by having them sacrificed for the sins of others when God himself stated that we are all responsible for our own salvation and cannot put that responsibility of the shoulders of a scapegoat Jesus.
Does love need deeds and works to be expressed?
Have you seen God express his love for us lately?
Regards
DL
These following speak to this issue if you wish to view them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMXoPhgTkuY&feature=playe...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcO4TnrskE0&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP7SPJllNoc

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Message 2 of 5 (660641)
04-27-2012 8:47 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Greatest I am
04-27-2012 9:52 AM


Plate Full
You've posted this exact same OP on at least 5 other boards. We'll see how busy you are with those.
AdminPd

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Greatest I am
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Message 3 of 5 (661177)
05-02-2012 8:05 PM
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04-27-2012 8:47 PM


Re: Plate Full
You will note that no one is ignored.
Regards
DL

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05-10-2012 10:42 AM
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Re: Plate Full
Are you going to post this?
Regards
DL

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05-10-2012 5:06 PM


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