a God of love

I have received some feedback about my recent post on love. It seems i came across in a way other then i intended. So i would like to quickly clear up the main point of the post.

As i stated in the opening paragraph, so many Christians today are constantly worried about "following the rules". Or maybe that Christianity is so complicated with all its do's and dont's. The point i was trying to make was that we can avoid all this complication if we simply love each other as Christ has loved us. I don't believe the Christian life should be such a hard concept to grasp. So if i could sum up the "rules" i would in saying, just love. "...for love is the fulfillment of the law."

I do not believe God to only be capable of love, we see God's wrath in scripture from beginning to end. God WILL judge those who reject Him and He WILL punish them for their rejection of the truth. His wrath is perfect and just.

Romans 1:18-20
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who surpass the truth by their wickedness, since what may be know about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

Another point i would like to make is in agreement with a comment my cousin posted. We can only truly love when we have been truly loved. The world does not know love as they believe. And when we speak of something greater they can only see foolishness. They have been blinded to the truth by their unbelief. So it is through the love of our Father in Heaven that we can show our love to others. And it is only as our relationship with Him grows that our love for others will grow.

Simply put i believe love to be a big part of out Christian life. I believe that we waste to much time trying to overcome our negative attitudes, lusts of the heart, dislike for others and self righteousness, when we could simple work on our love for others. How we do that MUST be in improving our relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, through prayer, Bible study, praise and time! You cannot get to know someone if you refuse to spend time with them. I am defiantly speaking to myself as i need to work on this as much as anyone. I hope that this has cleared up any misunderstandings from the recent post. Thanks for the read.

SoliDeoGloria

Ry