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Posted by Eden (Member # 5728) on :

1 John 4:8
He who does not love does not know God; for God is love.

If God is love, is love God?

Meaning, that when I do love, I do what God does?

eden

Posted by Zeena (Member # 7223) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Eden:
1 John 4:8
He who does not love does not know God; for God is love.

If God is love, is love God?

Meaning, that when I do love, I do what God does?

eden

1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

1 Timothy 1:16
howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.

1 Corinthians 1:30-31
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."

Posted by Eden (Member # 5728) on :

God is love, but love is probably not God. It's more like, that love is God's very nature.

eden

Posted by Michael Harrison (Member # 6801) on :

I believe that if one looks, they will find that scripture says that "God IS Love." It does not say that God has love. Neither do you 'have' love. So, any love that you show is either not love after all, but lust, concupisence, covetiousness, or whatever, unless it IS Him; in which case one would be hard pressed to know, if they cared. For this means that one is either ministering Him, or they are ministering the wfd according to their own lusts. The difference is more huge than than the universe. The consequences are eternal.

Mat 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Michael Harrison:
I believe that if one looks, they will find that scripture says that "God IS Love."

and if one looks a little closer, they will see "the LORD thy God hateth."

Posted by Michael Harrison (Member # 6801) on :

You camp in the 'hateth'. You are welcome to if you ask me, and you can have at it, my friend. Grind your teeth and go! [Mad]

But

1Jn 4:16 And [I]WE[I/] have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God IS love; and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him. I believe that if one looks a little closer, Jesus repremanded the pharisees for their 'hatethful' snobery! And He desired "Mercy" over sacrifice. Mreover:

1Jn 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God IS love. [IS, not has, and IS - Does!]

1Jn 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. For whosoever 'hateth' tells on himself, where he is in relation to God.

When you see the big IS, remember that He said, "I AM." That means IS.

Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

It takes a lot more love to get in some ones face than to kiss them for their sillyness.

Prov.27
[6] Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Posted by Zeena (Member # 7223) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Eden:
God is love, but love is probably not God. It's more like, that love is God's very nature.

eden

Yes it is, and it's now our [new] nature in Christ, praise God! [Big Grin]

Romans 5:5b
God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

Posted by ANM (Member # 7184) on :

I love you people .

Posted by Zeena (Member # 7223) on :

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Originally posted by ANM:
I love you people .

HURRAY for God's Love shining through ANM!!! [clap2]

Posted by Eden (Member # 5728) on :

Hi, Michael Harrison, you wrote

quote:
I believe that if one looks, they will find that scripture says that "God IS Love." It does not say that God has love. Neither do you 'have' love. So, any love that you show is either not love after all, but lust, concupisence, covetiousness, or whatever, unless it IS Him; in which case one would be hard pressed to know, if they cared. For this means that one is either ministering Him, or they are ministering the wfd according to their own lusts. The difference is more huge than than the universe. The consequences are eternal.

You may be right about that. I do believe that the LORD originally created us with the equipment to love, but that love must have been Adamically distorted into lust and other things.

At this point probably only God's love emanating from within can be true and divine love. LORD, grant me more love for You and for my neighbor, Amen.

Romans 5:5
And hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

love, eden

Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

The equipment to love was for eve, not steve.

Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

God Destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because they were given over to strange flesh calling it love. Men on men, working that which the Lord HATED.

Rom.1

[28] And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

Posted by Zeena (Member # 7223) on :

quote:
Originally posted by WildB:
The equipment to love was for eve, not steve.

Gen 1:
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Gen2
7 And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

..

21 And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:

22 and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

23 And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

Colossians 2:10
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

Posted by Eden (Member # 5728) on :

WildB said

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The equipment to love was for eve, not steve.

What is THAT supposed to mean?

First of all, when I spoke of love in this Topic, I was not talking/thinking about sex, I was talking/thinking about heart love. But if I HAD been talking about sex, then both eve AND steve would have the "equipment to love", don't they?

So WildB, what were you implying? [Confused]

eden

Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

The equipment to love from creation for Adan was for Eve, not Steve.

Posted by Michael Harrison (Member # 6801) on :

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The equipment to love was for eve, not steve.

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That is all.....

You keep saying this. I keep waiting for you to blow it. You're getting close from time to time.

Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Michael Harrison:

quote:
The equipment to love was for eve, not steve.

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That is all.....

You keep saying this. I keep waiting for you to blow it. You're getting close from time to time.

And please do tell the baseball fans about "Blowing it"

Posted by Michael Harrison (Member # 6801) on :

I believe that conventional wisdom has it that it means that you will mess up, expose yourself. I realize that you have a different understanding, and that is what I am getting at: your understanding. Pray tell.

Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Michael Harrison:
I believe that conventional wisdom has it that it means that you will mess up, expose yourself. I realize that you have a different understanding, and that is what I am getting at: your understanding. Pray tell.

So pray tell... What in YOUR CIRCLE what it means Blowing it? Means?

Do You "blow it" michael?

Posted by Zeena (Member # 7223) on :

quote:
Originally posted by WildB:

quote:
Originally posted by Michael Harrison:
I believe that conventional wisdom has it that it means that you will mess up, expose yourself. I realize that you have a different understanding, and that is what I am getting at: your understanding. Pray tell.
So pray tell... What in YOUR CIRCLE what it means Blowing it? Means?

Do You "blow it" michael?

Oh oh, pick me pick me! [spiny]

I KNOW I blow it major and on MANY occasions! HA!

But faithful is God to pick me up and dust me off! [Big Grin]

John 13:14-17
If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.