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Love Your Enemies
PKnowler:
--- Quote from: Sorin on February 07, 2007, 09:51:25 PM ---How many of them in the church, or how many of you, love Osama? I think that's the question. Even if Jesus does love Osama, Osama is going to pay. So I would put up a sign that says Osama will pay. I mean, God destroys people, even babies, all day long, why would He give Osama a hug and a kiss?
Have we forgotten about the OT? So I think that sign is misleading people into thinking that all Osama has to do is say a little sinner's prayer before he dies and he will be saved, ascending into heaven upon death and will never be held accountable for his crimes. Sure he is a terrorist and slaughtered many innocent lives, but it's okay, Jesus loves him. So, no, I don't like that sign.
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Sorin, I am sorry if I offended you by my post. I understand what you mean but let me explain the way I see it.
Like Arcturus said "anyone of us could have been Adolph Hitler, Judas Iscariot or even Paul of Tarsus."
Given the right set of circumstances none of us are beyond anything! Christ died for us while we were yet sinners.
The Love of Christ can say "forgive them Father for they no not what they do."
We were all dead in our trespasses and sins before we accepted Christ atoning sacrifice and were quickened to newness of life.
Romans 5: 6-8 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
The scriptures say to know no man after the flesh.
2 Corinthians 5:16
Wherefore we henceforth know no man after the flesh: even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know [him so] no more.
Another translation
GWT: So from now on we don't think of anyone from a human point of view. If we did think of Christ from a human point of view, we don't anymore.
What that means to me is that we don't look at the sins of a person because none of us are finished yet. (For lack of better words)
An unregenerate sinner is going to sin! So I don't look at God's love through me as an emotion but a decision because of what Christ did for me. Does that make sense?
I have more to say but I need to wrap this up- my hubby's coming home!
Blessings, Paula :)
Deborah-Leigh:
Ray's latest audio on Love nails this discussion into its correct perspective.
We love all with agape love on a one way street as does God loves His creatures and we love only our brethren with Phileo love. We are not huggy kissy with terrorists and murderers who will not see the kingdom of God. We are not obliged to love evil.
Peace to you
Arcturus :)
DWIGHT:
Once again our eloquent sister out of Africa has nailed it. :) :) Sorin, if you haven't heard the audio on love do so; it's wonderful and really has cleared up this whole thread of love that we had last week.
In Him,
Dwight
longhorn:
I think it means that I am happy that Osama will be reconciled to God after the "Lake of fire", I rejoice that someday his eyes and ears will be opened,,, but in the meantime, I would love to shove his face in a fresh steaming hot pile of cow manure.
Longhorn
rrammfcitktturjsp:
Longhorn,
Beautiful and witty as usual. Thanks for making me smile today.
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
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