Is God's love an offer? (Jesus, reject, eternal, God)

[Willamena]

Are we capable of refusing God's love? Or is he like the "Don" on The Godfather, who makes us "an offer we cannot refuse"?

[mball1297]

Originally Posted by Willamena

Are we capable of refusing God's love? Or is he like the "Don" on The Godfather, who makes us "an offer we cannot refuse"?

Which God are you talking about!?? Please be more specific!!!! There are many versions of God!!!! Not just the Christian one!!!!

[Halcyon]

Originally Posted by Willamena

Are we capable of refusing God's love? Or is he like the "Don" on The Godfather, who makes us "an offer we cannot refuse"?

Surely God could love you whether it is requited or not?

Would rejection of God's love mean that love is actually destroyed in this scenario, or just ignored?

[angellous_evangellous]

Originally Posted by Willamena

Are we capable of refusing God's love?

I don't think so... we're not capable of refusing God's wrath, either.

[cardero]

Originally Posted by Willamena

Are we capable of refusing God's love? Or is he like the "Don" on The Godfather, who makes us "an offer we cannot refuse"?

I see it more as a Columbia House Music offer where one gets 12 albums/tapes/CDs for a penny but you have to buy three at regular club prices within three years. After this agreement is fulfilled, GOD allows us to choose one free selection (but we must pay postage and handling) and then one is allowed to quit with no further obligation. That's 16 Cds for the price of three! Now how can anyone refuse a deal like that?

[doppelgänger]

Originally Posted by cardero

That's 16 Cds for the price of three! Now how can anyone refuse a deal like that?

But no matter how many times you call or write asking them to stop, they'll still keep sending you the monthly Featured Selection and billing you unless you fill out and return the enclosed card within five (5) calendar days.

[idea]

Originally Posted by Willamena

Are we capable of refusing God's love? Or is he like the "Don" on The Godfather, who makes us "an offer we cannot refuse"?

20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock:

He does not bash the door in, the doorknob is on our side of the door. We have to let him in.

the different between "unto" and "into". He will bring things "unto" us, but we decide to let it "into" us or not.

Rom 8:

CHAPTER 8

Law of Christ brings life and peace—Those adopted as sons of God become joint-heirs with Christ—God's elect are foreordained to eternal life—Christ makes intercession for man.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Originally Posted by Halcyon

Would rejection of God's love mean that love is actually destroyed in this scenario, or just ignored?

good question - our love for others is destroyed, not His...

[Random]

All the priests, religions and men who speak for God say His love is unconditional and "free" for everyone, yet they make accepting God into your life a living hell of restrictive and often unjust rules, with terms and conditions applicable. That's why when "God's love" was on offer, I thought twice, got out of there and never got back to Him about it...