When is it love and when is it something else?

[Riverwalker]

2 minutes ago, steve morrow said:

CANNOT  BRING  MYSELF  TO  LOVE  AS  HE  DID ???

MATTHEW 19:26  but  JESUS  beheld them and said unto them with men this is impossible but with  GOD  all things are possible 

 

MATTHEW 10:37  he that loveth father or mother more than  ME  is -- NOT  WORTHY  OF  ME -- and he that loveth son or daughter more than  ---ME  IS  NOT  WORTHY  OF  ME---

ROMANS 6:16  KNOW  YOU  NOT  THAT  TO  WHOM  YOU  YIELD  YOURSELVES  SERVANTS  TO  OBEY  HIS  SERVANTS  YOU  ARE  TO  WHOM  YOU  OBEY  WHETHER  OF  SIN  UNTO  DEATH  OR  OF  OBEDIENCE  UNTO  RIGHTEOUSNESS 

JOHN 14:15  if you love  --ME--  keep  MY  commandments 

 

JOHN 15:9  AS  THE  FATHER  HATH  LOVED  ME  SO  HAVE  I  LOVED  YOU  CONTINUE  IN  MY  LOVE

JOHN 15:10  --IF-- YOU  KEEP  MY  COMMANDMENTS  YOU  SHALL  ABIDE  IN  MY  LOVE  EVEN  AS  I  HAVE  KEPT  MY  FATHERS  COMMANDMENTS   AND  ABIDE  IN  HIS  LOVE 

 

1 JOHN 2:9  he that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother --IS  IN  DARKNESS  EVEN  UNTIL  NOW--

1 JOHN 2:10  HE  THAT  LOVETH  HIS  BROTHER  ABIDETH  IN  THE  LIGHT  ---AND  THERE  IS  NON  OCCASSION--- OF  STUMBLIG  IN  HIM

PSALM 119:130  THE  ENTRANCE  OF  THY  WORDS  GIVETH  LIGHT  IT  GIVETH  UNDERSTANDING  UNTO  THE  SIMPLE 

ISAIAH 8:20  TO  THE  LAW  AND  TO  THE  TESTIMONY  IF  THEY  SPEAK  NOT  ACCORDING  TO  THIS  WORD  IT IS  BECAUSE  THERE  IS  NO  LIGHT  IN  THEM

 

JOHN 14:14  IF YOU SHALL ASK  ANYTHING  IN  --MY  NAME-- I  WILL  DO  IT

JOHN 14:21  HE  THAT  HATH  MY  COMMANDMENTS  AND  KEEPETH  THEM  HE  IT  IS  THAT  LOVETH  ME  AND  HE  THAT  LOVETH  ME  SHALL  BE  LOVED  OF  MY  FATHER  AND  I  WILL  LOVE  HIM  AND  WILL  MANIFEST  MYSELF  TO  HIM 

JOHN 14:24  HE  THAT  LOVETH  ME  NOT  KEEPETH  NOT  MY  SAYINGS  AND  THE  WORD  WHICH  YOU  HEAR  IS  NOT  MINE  BUT  THE  FATHERS  WHICH  SENT  ME 

 

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1 CORINTHIANS 16:22  IF  ANY  MAN  LOVE  NOT  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST  LET  HIM  BE  ANATHEMA  MARANATHA 

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*******LUKE 6:46  AND  WHY  CALL  YOU  ME  LORD  LORD  AND  DO  NOT  THE  THINGS  WHICH  I  SAY*******

*******PHILIPIANS 2:21  FOR  ALL  SEEK  THEIR  OWN  NOT  THE  THINGS  WHICH  ARE  JESUS  CHRISTS *******

*******LUKE 8:21  AND  HE  ANSWERED  AND  SAID  UNTO  THEM  MY  MOTHER  AND --MY  BRETHREN-- ARE  THESE  WHICH  HEAR  THE  WORD  OF  GOD  AND  DO IT*******

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST 

Holy Cow, I released a tempest in a teacup, all caps stars....as if the words could not speak for themselves

If you had read the context of what I said you would see that I cannot love with the full measure of God's love (which includes Chastisement) because I did not pay the full price for that love.  There is only one whose loves is complete.

[JohnD]

On 1/23/2021 at 3:23 PM, Riverwalker said:

I often think about what it means to be a loving Christian? Does it mean to be totally accepting, never correcting, never disagreeing, and never judging (an action - a person should never be judged)

If you tell the truth without love it is not Godly

But if you love without telling truth, is it also not Godly?

The Bible tells  that any action we do without love is wasted

1 Corinthians 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

The bible also tells us not to compromise 

Revelation 3: 14 “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write,

‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither [kcold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

So  when is it love, when is it judgment and when is it compromise

Situation: We see someone in sin, a brother or sister in Christ  or someone on the edge (there is no use in correcting the lost, they need to be saved).  Do you:

1. Tell them that what they are doing is a sin and God has said such sins will keep you from seeing the kingdom of heaven*

2. Do you tell them that it is alright and that God forgives and do nothing?  Telling them the bible doesn't mean what it says and that they have nothing to be concerned about.

3. Do nothing considering it is none of your business? (maybe pray for them)

4. Condemn them

Which of these is love, which of these brings the person closer to the truth and repentance?

Now I have always been the more direct kind of guy, taking the approach that its okay to step on a few toes to get the truth out. We can always pray for healing later. So I will always go for #1, with the love and wisdom of God moderating me 

But what is your take?

 

* 1 Cor 6:9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

 

**2 Tim 4:1 I charge you [a]therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 

God is love.

The definition of love is not to be

a benevolent milk toast.

God can be quite tough when need be.

We are to do like wise.

 

[missmuffet]

Love is considering the other person before yourself. Love is gentle and kind. Love is being the person God wants you to be and denying yourself. 

[Hopefully]

I warn people because of Love and we are instructed to

“If I say, ‘These evil people will die!’ Then you must warn them. You must tell them to change their lives and stop doing evil. If you don’t warn them, they will die because they sinned. But I will also make you responsible for their death, because you did not go to them and save their lives. “If you warn them and tell them to change their lives and stop doing evil, but they refuse to listen, they will die because they sinned. But since you warned them, you will have saved your own life.”
‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭3:18-19‬ ‭
 

I warn when I can buy some situations can cause us trouble like work for instance where it’s wrong to discuss religion.

[steve morrow]

THIS  IS  LOVE 

1 JOHN 5:2  by this we know that we love the children of  GOD  --WHEN  WE  LOVE  GOD-- and keep  HIS  commandments 

--5:3-- for this is the love of  GOD  --THAT  WE  KEEP  HIS  COMMANDMENTS -- and  HIS  commandments are not grievous 

2 JOHN 1:6  --AND  THIS  IS  LOVE-- that we walk after  HIS  commandments this is the commandment that as you have heard from the beginning you should walk in it 

 

1 JOHN 3:10  IN  THIS  THE  CHILDREN  OF  GOD  ARE  MANIFESTED  AND  THE  CHILDREN  OF  THE devil WHOSOEVER ---DOETH  NOT  RIGHTEOUSNESS--- IS  NOT  OF  GOD --- neither he that loveth not his brother

1 JOHN 2:9 he that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother is in darkness even until now  --2:10--he that  --LOVETH  HIS  BROTHER--  abideth in the light and there is none occasion of stumbling in him

 

                       JOB 38:2  WHO  IS  THIS  THAT  DARKENETH  COUNSEL  BY  WORDS  WITHOUT  KNOWLEDGE

 

LOVING  THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST