but can they love?
if they have no reservation the harm they do.....
there is love of self and love of other as self.
there is love with love of self; which is an immature love.
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but can they love?
if they have no reservation the harm they do.....
Why would Jesus say that there was no love in all the world greater than that of a friend who would have compassion for another; if there is supposedly otherness "believed" to be God?
and why refer to Abraham as a friend of god? doesn't that make them equals?
To me equals would mean as ' brothers '. God and Abraham were Not brothers.
Brothers are equal family members. Friends are Not brothers.
I find among the many blessings bestowed upon Abraham was that privilege or honor to be called God's friend.
That was because of Abraham's outstanding faith in his God. In that sense Abraham walked with his God.
Abraham demonstrated his faith to the greatest degree by his willingness to offer up Isaac.
That is in harmony with Jesus words found at John 15:12-14 to do what God commands means His friendship.
Abraham's faith or confidence was so strong that he knew God would resurrect Isaac right away - Genesis 22:5.
Isaac had to be resurrected in order for the promised 'seed' (offspring) Messiah to come through Isaac.
As Genesis informs us, before Abraham offered up Isaac that God provided the sacrifice - Genesis 22:12-14.
The account tells us just how strong Abraham's confidence was in his God. The greatest love, love for God.
so love..... greater and lesserthere is love of self and love of other as self.
there is love with love of self; which is an immature love.
tribalism is a form of immature love. children are loving towards all, their minds generally haven't become conditioned to love/hate until they have been so by "their" parents, or "their" culture.so love..... greater and lesser
is known by maturity?
I say.....if children love me....
forbid them not
this part^children are loving towards all, their minds generally haven't become conditioned to love/hate
and why refer to Abraham as a friend of god? doesn't that make them equals?
mankind is an image of god. you are attempting to separate god from man. this is why jesus said you are all gods.
I find Jesus was referring to Psalms 82:1-8.
The ' ye are gods ' is referring to the 'human judges' who were to use God's judgement as to what was right or wrong.
Those ' human judges ' were acting in the capacity of being representative spokesmen for God.
Could you please post the Scripture to which you are referring.there is another term used in reference, son's of god.
Could you please post the Scripture to which you are referring.
I find at Genesis 6 the reference to ' sons of God ' ( meaning those fallen-away angels (plural) in Noah's Day )
Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.