pull down to refresh
5 sats \ 4 replies \ @anniedustan OP 1 May \ parent \ on: Embracing Love FiresidePhilosophy
I have a question :)
God commanded us to love one another. Does this mean that we only love one another because we were commanded to do so?
no. of course not. like any other commandment of God. yes it's a commandment from the Almighty God, however God has a way of working on a person's character. Do you wish to murder??? do you ONLY not murder cause you're commanded to? or DO YOU NOT WANT TO? there's your answer! you can ask your question with any commandment in the Bible. and your answer is basically simple. ONLY NO! God will transform our hearts to align with His 😇
reply
I would love a friendly debate on this...
You say that God has a way of working on a person's character and transforming our hearts to align with his and you bring up the commandment "Thou shalt not kill".
How many times in the bible did God break his own commandment?
To name but a few...
- the flood in which Noah created the arc
- the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
- the plagues upon Egypt
People will say that we can't take into account the Old Testament as Jesus came, died on the cross and wiped out all the sins of the past - God kind of got a free pass here!
He expects us to follow rules that he cannot follow himself.
The way that he enforced these commandments was through fear of judgement, so any transformations he made to align with his view was not through love. We worship because we are afraid of the repercussions if we don't.
In answer to :
do you ONLY not murder cause you're commanded to? or DO YOU NOT WANT TO? there's your answer! you can ask your question with any commandment in the Bible. and your answer is basically simple. ONLY NO!
There are plenty of the commandments that I have broken and I am fine with. I have committed adultery, taken the lords name in vain, I don't remember the sabbath day, I have stolen in the past, and I have been jealous.
Focusing on one commandment such as "thou shalt not kill" will (most of the time) give you the response that you are looking for, therefore validating your answer here. However I am sure that a good portion of society may argue that committing adultery does not mean that they should be burned in hell for eternity.
reply
There's no debate. You obviously have no reverence for YOUR CREATOR! He's God! commandments are for mankind, not GOD!
reply
definition of the word debate:
a generally formal and often public discussion of a topic, during which persuasive arguments from differing sides of an issue are presented. I do not need to hold reverence in order to hold a discussion. However, I am absolutely willing to close this conversation down if you are not comfortable talking to someone who has a differing opinion.
reply