Love always has hope
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Love always has hope
Post #1Love always has hope. It, therefore, never condemns another person. It can even alter destiny and change an evil person to a good person. God, therefore, never gives up on us; and even gave up His life in order to save us from sin. There are, therefore, countless accounts of sinners who became saints. Jesus did not give up on Judas although He knew that He would betray Him. He hoped that Judas would reject sin by following Him. He, therefore, brought him into His inner circle of friends. Unfortunately, Judas rejected His friendship by choosing a path of selfishness.
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Re: Love always has hope
Post #2But will not God condemn us to Hell if we refuse to love him back?arunangelo wrote:Love always has hope. It, therefore, never condemns another person.
But yet he will give up on us come Judgement Day, when he has his angels hurl those who do not love him into Hell.arunangelo wrote: It can even alter destiny and change an evil person to a good person. God, therefore, never gives up on us;
Technically it's not the sin he saved us from. He saved us from his own wrath. God could forgive sin if he wanted to without the need for a blood sacrifice (as he supposedly does with small children, people who have never heard the gospel and those with mental disabilities), but choses not to unless we acknowledge him as our God.arunangelo wrote: and even gave up His life in order to save us from sin.
Someone cannot set up a disaster, rescue them from that disaster and then claim to be the hero.
And where is Judas now? Is Jesus still working on him or is he burning in Hell with no hope of salvation?arunangelo wrote: There are, therefore, countless accounts of sinners who became saints. Jesus did not give up on Judas although He knew that He would betray Him. He hoped that Judas would reject sin by following Him. He, therefore, brought him into His inner circle of friends. Unfortunately, Judas rejected His friendship by choosing a path of selfishness.
Society and its morals evolve and will continue to evolve. The bible however remains the same and just requires more and more apologetics and claims of "metaphors" and "symbolism" to justify it.
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There is much about this world that is mind boggling and impressive, but I see no need whatsoever to put it down to magical super powered beings.
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Re: Love always has hope
Post #3arunangelo wrote:Love always has hope. It, therefore, never condemns another person. It can even alter destiny and change an evil person to a good person. God, therefore, never gives up on us; and even gave up His life in order to save us from sin. There are, therefore, countless accounts of sinners who became saints. Jesus did not give up on Judas although He knew that He would betray Him. He hoped that Judas would reject sin by following Him. He, therefore, brought him into His inner circle of friends. Unfortunately, Judas rejected His friendship by choosing a path of selfishness.
Awww...this is really inspiring. An example of unconditional love...
Thank you very much for sharing!
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