Love People

[Daily verse and quote]

“Little children, let us stop just saying we love people;

let us really love them, and show it by our actions.”

1 John 3:18

 

You cannot save people;

you can just love them.

Unknown

[R. Hartono]

Those who don't love people do not love God.

[Who me]

Why are we to love people?

In just stating we should you either assume people know why they should or more likely do not know why we should.

 

You are being like the BLM protestors who chant this, but have no idea why lives matter.

Edited August 9, 2020 by Who me

[JohnD]

3 hours ago, Daily verse and quote said:

“Little children, let us stop just saying we love people;

let us really love them, and show it by our actions.”

1 John 3:18

 

You cannot save people;

you can just love them.

Unknown

I used to adore people. To the point I was an easy mark for their abuse.

Now I only tolerate them.

Years of abuse and having one's life and livelihood threatened for simply telling them the truth

(out of love, for pity sake) has soured me on this love people business.

Best I can do for most these days is pray the Lord blesses and keeps them...  far away from me.

Oh I "get along" with everybody.

I hope they (even my abusers / tormentors) come to a saving faith in Christ Jesus.

But that's more about my love for Jesus than people.

Jesus himself said humanity is satanic by nature (Matthew 16:13-23) he reiterated it in John 8:44-59.

Just be careful, folks. Be careful of others, be careful of yourselves... of those you trust... even those in your bosom 

Human nature is simply evil and any good that we do through love, kindness, charity are only because of the existence and influence of God

in the universe. Not of ourselves or our nature.  I would also add discipline as we inculcate the tenets of God's goodness into our practices.

Other than that even our [righteousness] is as filthy used menstrual clothes (Isaiah 64:6 Hebrew meaning).

 Love,

JohnD

Tee hee 

Edited August 9, 2020 by JohnD

[Glory To God]

I think a better formula is to love our brothers and sisters in Christ and have compasion for the lost. 

[Sower]

4 hours ago, Daily verse and quote said:

“Little children, let us stop just saying we love people;

let us really love them, and show it by our actions.”

1 John 3:18

 

You cannot save people;

you can just love them.

Unknown

True, we can save no one.
But we can also love them by sharing the good news.
Sow those seeds..........

[Sower]

1 hour ago, Who me said:

Why are we to love people?

In just stating we should you either assume people know why they should or more likely do not know why we should.

 

You are being like the BLM protestors who chant this, but have no idea why lives matter.

I would think Who me, that any born again believer in Jesus
would Have a reasonable understanding of why we should love others.
The post reminds us to take what we know, and put it into action.
Perhaps you would bless us with your understanding of why lives matter?

Well done
is better than
well said..........

[Who me]

18 hours ago, Sower said:

I would think Who me, that any born again believer in Jesus
would Have a reasonable understanding of why we should love others.
The post reminds us to take what we know, and put it into action.
Perhaps you would bless us with your understanding of why lives matter?

Well done
is better than
well said..........

If you think they should know you don't read many forum posts.

 

Human lives matter for one and only one reason.      We are All regardless of race, give, class or colour, made in the image of God and to abuse or destroy that image is to seek to do that to God.

 

Similarly the right enshrined in the American declaration of rights and also found in the United Nations declaration are traced only from the Judeo-Christian philosophy of law and morality.

 

The OT repeatedly calls for the protection of the widow, the Orphean and the foreigner/alien and calls for equal treatment for viruses and noncitizens.

The NT stresses are equality before God and ,again stresses the importance of equal treatment between freemen, slaves, barbarians, and women

This call for equality in treatment and before the law is unique no other religion or philosophy of life has it.

 

Final point. Jesus died for all regardles of race, tribe, language, class, sex, legal status and we as imitators of Jesus should love everyone as Jesus loves them.   Sacrificially.

Edited August 10, 2020 by Who me

[WayneS]

20 hours ago, Glory To God said:

I think a better formula is to love our brothers and sisters in Christ and have compasion for the lost. 

Jesus did loved others and the lost.  But did Jesus love the religious leaders that were prideful and teaching a false philosophy?
To some of the comments above, there are the lost, there are the believers, and there are those who do evil. I struggle with those who are citing violence, those that are self-centered and prideful, and those who intend to hurt the poor or others for their own benefit. 

 I’m not sure that when Jesus directed verbal attacks on the religious leaders that it was out of "compassion". Some of the religious leaders did come around, such as Nicodemus but many did not. 
 

It is not easy to love everyone. For the 1 John 3:18 verse, I will love other believers, I will love those who are gentle and help others, however it is not clear to me that it is also intended to love those who do evil.
 

[Glory To God]

1 hour ago, WayneS said:

Jesus did loved others and the lost.  But did Jesus love the religious leaders that were prideful and teaching a false philosophy?
To some of the comments above, there are the lost, there are the believers, and there are those who do evil. I struggle with those who are citing violence, those that are self-centered and prideful, and those who intend to hurt the poor or others for their own benefit. 

 I’m not sure that when Jesus directed verbal attacks on the religious leaders that it was out of "compassion". Some of the religious leaders did come around, such as Nicodemus but many did not. 
 

It is not easy to love everyone. For the 1 John 3:18 verse, I will love other believers, I will love those who are gentle and help others, however it is not clear to me that it is also intended to love those who do evil.
 

 

I reject your claim jesus loved the lost and I don't recall an instruction for his christian followers to specifically love the lost either or people of the world. In fact I remember Jesus praying for his disciples but Not for the lost. 

Edited August 10, 2020 by Glory To God
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