My point was that one-way relationships are not true relationships. God's love and sacrifice for us is immersurable compared to our minimalist approach. It's all God and nothing us. It's not a relationship in any sensible way. We adore God, we worship Him, we "love" Him in a selfish-way. That is neithe rlove nor a relationship.
You're saying these things on purpose, right? Just to drive me crazy! :) Concerning love, the last sentence in the universe I would have expected from you is that it is all God and nothing us. You're stealing my line! :)
The Catholics on this thread have been more than crystal clear that with God's aid, love-based works on our part are absolutely necessary to final salvation. "What is faith without love?" To a Catholic, "love[ing] Him in a selfish-way" is the road to perdition. As for everything in this paragraph, I'm with the Catholics! :) (We just look at the logistics a little differently :)
Now, without accusing anyone of anything, and if I understand what you're saying (maybe I don't), this seems like a major difference between EO and RCC. Was this difference a cause of the split? I vaguely remember from about a million posts ago that the split happened a little after the reformation because of "differences", but I don't remember what they were. I have noted several posts from Catholics and EOs that wish for or hope that there will be a reunification. Can there be if one side says that man cannot "truly" love God?