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Mind if I ask you a question..?
Have you ever LOVED someone so deeply that you had the feeling that you couldn’t live without them...?
Well, if that’s the way the LOVE is,
and it is..?
And if GOD is LOVE,
and He is..?
Then doesn’t it just naturally follow that...
...He LOVES you so much,
...that He has the Feeling that
...He cannot live without...
...YOU..?
For, you see,
...YOU really cannot miss...
............with LOVE.
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God isn't love. He doesn't exhibit any conventional loving behavior. He doesn't behave like a loving parent. He doesn't act like a loving friend. He doesn't act like a loving spouse.
I'll bite... why do you think that God is love? He knew, according to the stories of the bible, from the day he created the universe that Jessica Lunsford would be kidnapped and raped and buried alive. He flipped the switch on his creation machine anyway. He's not a nice guy. He made a bet with Satan and basically had a hand in the death of Job's 10 kids from that bet. He's got all sorts of character flaws. A rap sheet too long to elaborate further on. We wouldn't elect this guy President and you want to worship him.
I understand why people worship him-- it's the reason that alcoholics like their whiskey: it makes them feel good. And I understand, really and seriously I do, that there are people who are so screwed up that they need that kind of crutch like their last breath. But, I'm totally okay with dealing with reality myself. I don't need a reason like fear of eternal damnation to be a nice guy.
Thank you for the ping ALOHA RONNIE.