Questioning God? Think life is unfair?

[Floatingaxe]

Why do you feel there are earthly repercussions from sin? Sounds more like karma to me.

From Romans 6:

12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God's grace.

15 Well then, since God's grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! 16 Don't you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. 17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. 18 Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.

19 Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy.

20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. 21 And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. 22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

There are earthly consequences to sin always...and then there is the eternal consequence. Not worth it! Jesus is life, and He has come to give me life abundantly! You too!

Well then logically you believe in Karma and therefore share a belief with pagans, you know HEATHENS

Lions and tigers and bears O MY!

not everyone/everything is out to get ya.

Oh and by the way. none of those verses support your claim that sin has earthly repercussions, only eternal. And i'll choose whether its worth it or not, thank you very much.

Karma is not in my vocabulary. It is a pagan belief! So forget that idea, please!

Fornication leads to disease, out of wedlock babies, heartache, even death. Theft leads to prison, dishonest lifestyle--lying etc. Lying in itself brings harm to people and oneself. Gluttony brings disease and death and social difficulties. Pride and selfishness lead to many evil things including addictions, theft, cheating, and breakups of relationships. What about murder? these are just a few examples of openly observable sin. Come on! Are you saying there are no consequences to sin?

The scripture given regarding death being the wages of sin is a good representation of what sin does. It kills, both in this life and after our physical life ends. It makes us its slave. with Jesus, though, we are freed from what sin does to us, and free from the strong pul it has on us. We can now choose NOT to sin, whereas wiothout Jesus, we do not have that power.

Well fornication with a lot of people leads to disease yes. If one is careful and has few partners there is much less of a chance of that happening. I only have sex with girls that I love. use the pill or condom and heh NO BABY! Theft=prison....yea if you get caught. Im not promoting theivery, i'm really not, but if you dont get caught then there is no penalty.

I have a lot of prode and it leads to none of those. Im addicted to nothing but computers...and video games o and music. I hate cheating its' disgusting. theft? only if I need to eat and have no job...which wont happen.

not everything is black and white. you sin too. dont throw me in that little box of O YOUR A DISEASED SINNER ok? so are you. you just ask for forgiveness. It's like an etcha sketch NEVER HAPPENED!!! (for the younger generationg ctrl+alt+del) I dont ask forgiveness because I dont see sex with someone I love as wrong. its not lust. I dont need it. I dont steal. etc etc. yea if your stupid CERTAIN sins have consequences but most still do not.

Thats karma man. Those exact thought. you reap what you sow. .......

believe it or not a lot of christian beliefs were adapted from older pagan beliefs. I know you dont want to believe that, but why do you think all of the christian holidays were placed over the old pagan ones? simple, to make it easier for the pagans to convert therefore increasing converts and "saved souls". I dont begrudge christians you have a right to believe WHATEVER you want, as do I.

Everything you said here is from the heart of man: sinful, self-righteous and pompous.

You fornicate with only those you love? What happens when the love (not really love, but lust and infatuation) dies, or when the women you have used and tossed are left broken-hearted? You don't call that carnage? Don't tell me that in this behaviour, you have not been hurt. You are responsible for all that mayhem and carnage. That is all sin. You cannot rationalize it away. There are always repercussions for doing it your way.

[maguschris]

Well fornication with a lot of people leads to disease yes. If one is careful and has few partners there is much less of a chance of that happening. I only have sex with girls that I love. use the pill or condom and heh NO BABY! Theft=prison....yea if you get caught. Im not promoting theivery, i'm really not, but if you dont get caught then there is no penalty.

What about the eternal penatly for the sin of fornication? What about the emoptional instability of unsure relationships and the lowering of self-esteem suffered by millions of men and women?

...if your stupid CERTAIN sins have consequences but most still do not.

ALL SINS HAVE ETERNAL CONSEQUENCES!

Thats karma man. Those exact thought. you reap what you sow. .......

That's not Karma. look it up.

"emotional instability of uncertain relationships". those are a lot of big words, are you even sure what you said. First we need to define "uncertain relationships". You would most liekly define it as 2 persons who are in a relationship that is not a marital relationship. I disagree with this definition. uncertain in my mind is "do I love this person or not" yea or no. if it's anything but yes, then it is an uncertain relationship. And almost nothing causes emotional instability for me. It is not lust because both m y lover and I understand the relationshiip we are in AND accept it AND agree to it. We are consenting adults. Go ahead tell me I'm a sinner. whatever. realize this. I am a born again christian i accepted christ a while ago, but I am still searching for answers before I turn my life over. O no I sin. everyone does.

......well I thought you would have gotten it by now that i'm talking about EARTHLY consequences, but I guess I have to write every last little thing out.

um...didnt you say karma WASN'T in your vocabulary, so how are you telling me what it means.

well for your education:

karma: "action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation..."

hey look at that I do know what the word means!

[Floatingaxe]

And almost nothing causes emotional instability for me.

That is denial.

I am a born again christian i accepted christ a while ago, but I am still searching for answers before I turn my life over. O no I sin. everyone does.

You don't seem to desire victory in the area of purity, as you seem to almost boast about your disobedience. My prayer for you is that God will reveal to you that you need to come up higher in Him. He calls us to holiness, and living in sin and still proclaiming your faith in Christ is---you must know---hypocrisy. You have your answers. Now what do you do with them?

Of course we all sin. When we do, we repent to God and turn away from it. What you are doing is remaining in it. If you choose to remain in your sin in this one area, you reveal an unrepentant heart, and are in grave danger spiritually.

[maguschris]

Why do you feel there are earthly repercussions from sin? Sounds more like karma to me.

From Romans 6:

12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God's grace.

15 Well then, since God's grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! 16 Don't you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. 17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. 18 Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.

19 Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy.

20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. 21 And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. 22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

There are earthly consequences to sin always...and then there is the eternal consequence. Not worth it! Jesus is life, and He has come to give me life abundantly! You too!

Well then logically you believe in Karma and therefore share a belief with pagans, you know HEATHENS

Lions and tigers and bears O MY!

not everyone/everything is out to get ya.

Oh and by the way. none of those verses support your claim that sin has earthly repercussions, only eternal. And i'll choose whether its worth it or not, thank you very much.

Karma is not in my vocabulary. It is a pagan belief! So forget that idea, please!

Fornication leads to disease, out of wedlock babies, heartache, even death. Theft leads to prison, dishonest lifestyle--lying etc. Lying in itself brings harm to people and oneself. Gluttony brings disease and death and social difficulties. Pride and selfishness lead to many evil things including addictions, theft, cheating, and breakups of relationships. What about murder? these are just a few examples of openly observable sin. Come on! Are you saying there are no consequences to sin?

The scripture given regarding death being the wages of sin is a good representation of what sin does. It kills, both in this life and after our physical life ends. It makes us its slave. with Jesus, though, we are freed from what sin does to us, and free from the strong pul it has on us. We can now choose NOT to sin, whereas wiothout Jesus, we do not have that power.

Well fornication with a lot of people leads to disease yes. If one is careful and has few partners there is much less of a chance of that happening. I only have sex with girls that I love. use the pill or condom and heh NO BABY! Theft=prison....yea if you get caught. Im not promoting theivery, i'm really not, but if you dont get caught then there is no penalty.

I have a lot of prode and it leads to none of those. Im addicted to nothing but computers...and video games o and music. I hate cheating its' disgusting. theft? only if I need to eat and have no job...which wont happen.

not everything is black and white. you sin too. dont throw me in that little box of O YOUR A DISEASED SINNER ok? so are you. you just ask for forgiveness. It's like an etcha sketch NEVER HAPPENED!!! (for the younger generationg ctrl+alt+del) I dont ask forgiveness because I dont see sex with someone I love as wrong. its not lust. I dont need it. I dont steal. etc etc. yea if your stupid CERTAIN sins have consequences but most still do not.

Thats karma man. Those exact thought. you reap what you sow. .......

believe it or not a lot of christian beliefs were adapted from older pagan beliefs. I know you dont want to believe that, but why do you think all of the christian holidays were placed over the old pagan ones? simple, to make it easier for the pagans to convert therefore increasing converts and "saved souls". I dont begrudge christians you have a right to believe WHATEVER you want, as do I.

Everything you said here is from the heart of man: sinful, self-righteous and pompous.

You fornicate with only those you love? What happens when the love (not really love, but lust and infatuation) dies, or when the women you have used and tossed are left broken-hearted? You don't call that carnage? Don't tell me that in this behaviour, you have not been hurt. You are responsible for all that mayhem and carnage. That is all sin. You cannot rationalize it away. There are always repercussions for doing it your way.

Isn't name calling one of those things your not supposed to do? Well whatever what do I know right....

anyway, me toss people away lol thats a funny thought if you knew me in real life. generally i'm the one tossed aside. but whatever thats love I'm not afraid of it. Your gonna tell me what I feel lol. of course I have been hurt. owell, life goes on. At least I'm not afraid of it so I can have normal relationships. How many girls have I hurt honestly.................maybe 1, and that is a far out maybe. how many girls have hurt me....................at least 4. only one of these was a lover. I do not have sex with many people. In comparison to most of society I am very sexually moral. You dont need to lecture me about the issues that arise with indiscriminate sexuality. "hooking up" and random lovers and all that is soooo gross.

o and by the way i am mature enough to differentiate between lust and love. Lust is what I feel when I watch those sleey commercials of girls in bra's and panties. Love is what I feel when im cuddling with my girlfriend watching tv or listening to music.

[Floatingaxe]

Why do you feel there are earthly repercussions from sin? Sounds more like karma to me.

From Romans 6:

12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God's grace.

15 Well then, since God's grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! 16 Don't you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. 17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. 18 Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.

19 Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy.

20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. 21 And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. 22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

There are earthly consequences to sin always...and then there is the eternal consequence. Not worth it! Jesus is life, and He has come to give me life abundantly! You too!

Well then logically you believe in Karma and therefore share a belief with pagans, you know HEATHENS

Lions and tigers and bears O MY!

not everyone/everything is out to get ya.

Oh and by the way. none of those verses support your claim that sin has earthly repercussions, only eternal. And i'll choose whether its worth it or not, thank you very much.

Karma is not in my vocabulary. It is a pagan belief! So forget that idea, please!

Fornication leads to disease, out of wedlock babies, heartache, even death. Theft leads to prison, dishonest lifestyle--lying etc. Lying in itself brings harm to people and oneself. Gluttony brings disease and death and social difficulties. Pride and selfishness lead to many evil things including addictions, theft, cheating, and breakups of relationships. What about murder? these are just a few examples of openly observable sin. Come on! Are you saying there are no consequences to sin?

The scripture given regarding death being the wages of sin is a good representation of what sin does. It kills, both in this life and after our physical life ends. It makes us its slave. with Jesus, though, we are freed from what sin does to us, and free from the strong pul it has on us. We can now choose NOT to sin, whereas wiothout Jesus, we do not have that power.

Well fornication with a lot of people leads to disease yes. If one is careful and has few partners there is much less of a chance of that happening. I only have sex with girls that I love. use the pill or condom and heh NO BABY! Theft=prison....yea if you get caught. Im not promoting theivery, i'm really not, but if you dont get caught then there is no penalty.

I have a lot of prode and it leads to none of those. Im addicted to nothing but computers...and video games o and music. I hate cheating its' disgusting. theft? only if I need to eat and have no job...which wont happen.

not everything is black and white. you sin too. dont throw me in that little box of O YOUR A DISEASED SINNER ok? so are you. you just ask for forgiveness. It's like an etcha sketch NEVER HAPPENED!!! (for the younger generationg ctrl+alt+del) I dont ask forgiveness because I dont see sex with someone I love as wrong. its not lust. I dont need it. I dont steal. etc etc. yea if your stupid CERTAIN sins have consequences but most still do not.

Thats karma man. Those exact thought. you reap what you sow. .......

believe it or not a lot of christian beliefs were adapted from older pagan beliefs. I know you dont want to believe that, but why do you think all of the christian holidays were placed over the old pagan ones? simple, to make it easier for the pagans to convert therefore increasing converts and "saved souls". I dont begrudge christians you have a right to believe WHATEVER you want, as do I.

Everything you said here is from the heart of man: sinful, self-righteous and pompous.

You fornicate with only those you love? What happens when the love (not really love, but lust and infatuation) dies, or when the women you have used and tossed are left broken-hearted? You don't call that carnage? Don't tell me that in this behaviour, you have not been hurt. You are responsible for all that mayhem and carnage. That is all sin. You cannot rationalize it away. There are always repercussions for doing it your way.

Isn't name calling one of those things your not supposed to do? Well whatever what do I know right....

anyway, me toss people away lol thats a funny thought if you knew me in real life. generally i'm the one tossed aside. but whatever thats love I'm not afraid of it. Your gonna tell me what I feel lol. of course I have been hurt. owell, life goes on. At least I'm not afraid of it so I can have normal relationships. How many girls have I hurt honestly.................maybe 1, and that is a far out maybe. how many girls have hurt me....................at least 4. only one of these was a lover. I do not have sex with many people. In comparison to most of society I am very sexually moral. You dont need to lecture me about the issues that arise with indiscriminate sexuality. "hooking up" and random lovers and all that is soooo gross.

o and by the way i am mature enough to differentiate between lust and love. Lust is what I feel when I watch those sleey commercials of girls in bra's and panties. Love is what I feel when im cuddling with my girlfriend watching tv or listening to music.

Ummm, no--that's not love either.

[maguschris]

Why do you feel there are earthly repercussions from sin? Sounds more like karma to me.

From Romans 6:

12 Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 13 Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God's grace.

15 Well then, since God's grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not! 16 Don't you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living. 17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you. 18 Now you are free from your slavery to sin, and you have become slaves to righteous living.

19 Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy.

20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. 21 And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. 22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

There are earthly consequences to sin always...and then there is the eternal consequence. Not worth it! Jesus is life, and He has come to give me life abundantly! You too!

Well then logically you believe in Karma and therefore share a belief with pagans, you know HEATHENS

Lions and tigers and bears O MY!

not everyone/everything is out to get ya.

Oh and by the way. none of those verses support your claim that sin has earthly repercussions, only eternal. And i'll choose whether its worth it or not, thank you very much.

Karma is not in my vocabulary. It is a pagan belief! So forget that idea, please!

Fornication leads to disease, out of wedlock babies, heartache, even death. Theft leads to prison, dishonest lifestyle--lying etc. Lying in itself brings harm to people and oneself. Gluttony brings disease and death and social difficulties. Pride and selfishness lead to many evil things including addictions, theft, cheating, and breakups of relationships. What about murder? these are just a few examples of openly observable sin. Come on! Are you saying there are no consequences to sin?

The scripture given regarding death being the wages of sin is a good representation of what sin does. It kills, both in this life and after our physical life ends. It makes us its slave. with Jesus, though, we are freed from what sin does to us, and free from the strong pul it has on us. We can now choose NOT to sin, whereas wiothout Jesus, we do not have that power.

Well fornication with a lot of people leads to disease yes. If one is careful and has few partners there is much less of a chance of that happening. I only have sex with girls that I love. use the pill or condom and heh NO BABY! Theft=prison....yea if you get caught. Im not promoting theivery, i'm really not, but if you dont get caught then there is no penalty.

I have a lot of prode and it leads to none of those. Im addicted to nothing but computers...and video games o and music. I hate cheating its' disgusting. theft? only if I need to eat and have no job...which wont happen.

not everything is black and white. you sin too. dont throw me in that little box of O YOUR A DISEASED SINNER ok? so are you. you just ask for forgiveness. It's like an etcha sketch NEVER HAPPENED!!! (for the younger generationg ctrl+alt+del) I dont ask forgiveness because I dont see sex with someone I love as wrong. its not lust. I dont need it. I dont steal. etc etc. yea if your stupid CERTAIN sins have consequences but most still do not.

Thats karma man. Those exact thought. you reap what you sow. .......

believe it or not a lot of christian beliefs were adapted from older pagan beliefs. I know you dont want to believe that, but why do you think all of the christian holidays were placed over the old pagan ones? simple, to make it easier for the pagans to convert therefore increasing converts and "saved souls". I dont begrudge christians you have a right to believe WHATEVER you want, as do I.

Everything you said here is from the heart of man: sinful, self-righteous and pompous.

You fornicate with only those you love? What happens when the love (not really love, but lust and infatuation) dies, or when the women you have used and tossed are left broken-hearted? You don't call that carnage? Don't tell me that in this behaviour, you have not been hurt. You are responsible for all that mayhem and carnage. That is all sin. You cannot rationalize it away. There are always repercussions for doing it your way.

Isn't name calling one of those things your not supposed to do? Well whatever what do I know right....

anyway, me toss people away lol thats a funny thought if you knew me in real life. generally i'm the one tossed aside. but whatever thats love I'm not afraid of it. Your gonna tell me what I feel lol. of course I have been hurt. owell, life goes on. At least I'm not afraid of it so I can have normal relationships. How many girls have I hurt honestly.................maybe 1, and that is a far out maybe. how many girls have hurt me....................at least 4. only one of these was a lover. I do not have sex with many people. In comparison to most of society I am very sexually moral. You dont need to lecture me about the issues that arise with indiscriminate sexuality. "hooking up" and random lovers and all that is soooo gross.

o and by the way i am mature enough to differentiate between lust and love. Lust is what I feel when I watch those sleey commercials of girls in bra's and panties. Love is what I feel when im cuddling with my girlfriend watching tv or listening to music.

Ummm, no--that's not love either.

Lol love is different for every person. Love to me is enjoying the company of that person no matter the activity.

And your gonan tell me what I feel in certain situations. heh well, who made you God?

Edited January 18, 2007 by maguschris

[Floatingaxe]

I am not God--far from it. But I do know Him, and you say you do also. You, as a single male have no right to partake of the blessings of marriage or even cause your girlfriend to sin as well. When you know the truth about a thing, you are now responsible for your actions based on that knowledge. I trust you and she will do some serious reconsideration of your relationship before the Lord.

Love is not different for each person. That is a secular notion and a juvenile one at that.

[maguschris]

I am not God--far from it. But I do know Him, and you say you do also. You, as a single male have no right to partake of the blessings of marriage or even cause your girlfriend to sin as well. When you know the truth about a thing, you are now responsible for your actions based on that knowledge. I trust you and she will do some serious reconsideration of your relationship before the Lord.

Love is not different for each person. That is a secular notion and a juvenile one at that.

Love is most certainly different for every person. No two people are the same, similar, but not the same and the idea that secular love has to be exactly the same for every single person is illogical and ludicrious. I look for different things in a mate than you would (other than the gender differences) therfore my secular idea of love is different. I care not what religion she is. You do. I enjoy being with her because she is intelligent, attractive, kind hearted, moral in that she will not cheat , she has a sense of responsibility (her mother passed and her father is rarely home as he is a truck driver so she takes care of her mentally handicapped brother while attending college and looking for a job.). Yes I love her. I'm truly sorry if you believe love has to be based off similar beliefs and activities. I would rather spend my life with someone who I just enjoyed being around than someone I only enjoyed activities with.

[billie]

1 John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

[Floatingaxe]

I am not God--far from it. But I do know Him, and you say you do also. You, as a single male have no right to partake of the blessings of marriage or even cause your girlfriend to sin as well. When you know the truth about a thing, you are now responsible for your actions based on that knowledge. I trust you and she will do some serious reconsideration of your relationship before the Lord.

Love is not different for each person. That is a secular notion and a juvenile one at that.

Love is most certainly different for every person. No two people are the same, similar, but not the same and the idea that secular love has to be exactly the same for every single person is illogical and ludicrious. I look for different things in a mate than you would (other than the gender differences) therfore my secular idea of love is different. I care not what religion she is. You do. I enjoy being with her because she is intelligent, attractive, kind hearted, moral in that she will not cheat , she has a sense of responsibility (her mother passed and her father is rarely home as he is a truck driver so she takes care of her mentally handicapped brother while attending college and looking for a job.). Yes I love her. I'm truly sorry if you believe love has to be based off similar beliefs and activities. I would rather spend my life with someone who I just enjoyed being around than someone I only enjoyed activities with.

The point is, that love is none of those things. Love is of God, and love is an act of the will. It is not based on emotion or what particular qualities a person has. God gives us the people we are to love in marriage. We choose to love them, and of course, they have endearing qualities that mesh with ours (hopefully!)---that is God's loving provision for us, His kids!

This is why I say that love is the same for everyone--the expression of it may differ, but to experience true love, we need to be in the will of God. When you have experienced the love of God, you only want to please Him, and you want His best for yourself. Until you lay down your strong will to His, you will never know the kind of marital love He has in store for you.

Your girlfriend sounds like a wonderful person! Does she know Jesus? Do you?