It merely states that our love of the world is the manifestation of evil that is in us.
I don't know but I do know he told us to honor our parents so how can He want us to hate them? It makes no sense. There has to be a mistranslation. You cannot "hate" what you love.
We seem to have no problem hating our enemies that we "love," even killing them
He did give us laws to take evil away but our liberal friends watered it down so 20 years after a murder he gets off and murders again
Our liberal friends are no angles, for sure. But last time I checked our conservative friends don't walk on water either. If it was only our liberal friends, that would be easy; trouble is bilateral! :)
I believe in action Kosta, I believe in the sword
Ah, yes, the loving sword. Live by the sword, love by the sword.
If someone doesn't recognize Christ in us then they just see the surface that the liberal media likes to show the world
I know, I think I saw a halo last time I checked Rush Limbaugh's picture.
No, our very freedom allows evil to work right beside us but again, this is not heaven. It is a time for God to see who will follow Him
So, all that evil is really "good" for us then? Why have a sword then? If we got rid of the evil God wouldn't know who would follow Him! LOL!
Very few is right. I've met some wonderful people but I don't know if even they would qualify. Perhaps He doesn't expect anyone, except Himself, to be perfect and will accept us, warts and all
You mean there is no critical wart mass that will get us banned? So, just how imperfect is acceptable?
I understand what you mean by "love of the world" in reference to evil but there is much of this creation that we can love that is of God. Is it wrong to love that?
We seem to have no problem hating our enemies that we "love," even killing them
We are to "love", if possible. It is not possible to love an enemy that wants to tape dynamite to their 3 year old and blow a bus full of people up. It isn't possible to love a man that hits an 85 year old woman to steal her purse, etc., etc., etc.......
Do you really think that Jesus or any of the apostles would have loved them by allowing them to continue their deeds? Of course not. He didn't tell them to carry swords for nothing. (Luke 22:36)
But last time I checked our conservative friends don't walk on water either
True, but they still have their noses above water.
Ah, yes, the loving sword. Live by the sword, love by the sword.
We must live by the sword in this age to stop those that would harm us. We may "live by the sword and die by the sword" but if we don't have a sword we will not only die ourselves but everything we hold dear will fall to evil.
So, all that evil is really "good" for us then? Why have a sword then? If we got rid of the evil God wouldn't know who would follow Him! LOL!
God knows who will follow Him but He is holding His hand out to others too. It is their choice.
You mean there is no critical wart mass that will get us banned? So, just how imperfect is acceptable?
God judges who gets banned so I don't know. I do know that there is only one unforgiveable sin. Only one that will doom us with no chance of His forgiveness.