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Our Lord Jesus Christ told us, that we should love not only those who love us (Luke 6, 33) (and even our enemies (Matthew 5,44)). Also that we should lend not expecting anything in return (Luke 6, 35) and that we shouldn't seek "the glory of men" when we give alms (Matthew 6, 2).
So if you feel that you are not enough rewarded by men, it just means that ...
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To answer this from a doctrinal perspective requires a doctrinal perspective on love. So we ought to turn to 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, Paul's famous homily on Charity (Christian love):
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, ...
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Romans 9:13 is quoting one of my favorite verses in all of scripture - Malachi 1:2-5. Here's what it says:
2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord.
“But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’
“Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob, but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his hill country into a wasteland and left ...
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Jesus also said
"Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces" in Matthew 7:6
and
"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves." in Matthew 10:16
Your master is Jesus Christ. No man can ...
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Firstly, what is "to love God"?
When you love God, probably you won't do things, which can harm him.
To love God really is so big love, that maybe is better to give you another example also.
When you love your kids, you'll try to please them, help them, protect them and so on. Some laws to protect children in your country are totally unnecessary. You need ...
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You can do works until your head explodes and it will never be enough. There is enough need in the world to drain every Christian completely dry and still there would be needs unmet. So asking yourself how long you should continue your good works is a self-defeating question.
The real answer lies in a complete paradigm shift from works to grace. When you ...
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Before getting into the details of what I've been taught on the subject, for those that don't know, we should first establish the three types of love in common Christian teaching. They are based on the Greek words used that are commonly translated as love.
phileo - properly, to show warm affection in intimate friendship, characterized by tender, heartfelt ...
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If any famous Calvinist could be accused of not believing God loved everyone it would be John Owen one of the foremost Calvinistic theologians. Owen (like Calvin as well) can be misunderstood as those 'who did not believe Christ died for all'. However the more I have read of their works the more I have become convinced that actually nobody has ever-believed ...
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I think you've got a misunderstanding of the concept of "Total Depravity" and of the definition of the word "good" from a Christian perspective.
Total Depravity does not mean that we are totally evil. It doesn't mean that we have no good within us whatsoever. Everybody on earth has some good in them, so it would be utter foolishness to interpret the ...
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Providing a Catholic-ish answer and taking some inspiration from David's answer, let's cover the basics:
The type of love referred to in Matthew 22:39 is agape. Agape is a relatively simple concept which I often find incredibly difficult to properly comprehend, let alone explain. Peter Kreeft does a pretty good job going into some detail in his article on ...
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St. Augustine was referring to the mind that has been "conformed to God" as described in Reading "Mere Christianity" and having a hard time with book III, chapter 12.
This is based on established doctrine, common to most denominational views, of Sanctification.
Progressive sanctification
"Indeed, the more sanctified the person is, the ...
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To answer this, we need to answer the questions of "What is Love?" and "What is Lust?"
What is Love
We are given the clearest description of what love is in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps ...
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My answer is based on a definition of love that is implied in Scripture, but not necessarily spelled out in chapter and verse. I learned it from Les Feldick's "Through The Bible" program. Any child can grasp the definition of Biblical love. It's simply seeking the other's highest good. (and only God is good).
When Jesus commands us to love our neighbor ...
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Since you haven't accepted an answer, I'm assuming you are looking for something more explicit.
Hate the sin
There is a clear call in Scripture for the people of God to hate sin:
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil -Proverbs 8:13
Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! -Amos 5:15
Transgression speaks to the ungodly within his ...
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The idea that God loves everyone is what we grew up with. It is true that God loves everyone but if you don't love him back you are against him and you cannot expect him to keep loving you. Loving someone who doesn't love you back is very hurtful. This is evident in John 3:16 that most of us are quoting. The verse said "that whoever believes in Him should ...
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The verbs for love and hate in Hebrew refer to degrees of emotion. In the New Testament, this idea is also carried out in the verses that speak of "hating your father and mother". It is not that we should hate our parents, but that our love for God should supersede all other affections in this life. Indeed, we are also commanded to love our wives, our ...
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Here is why God can't hate any man or unborn child.
First God is good and infinitely so this means he desires the good all all creatures or he is not good at all.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (NIV John 3:16)
This is good, and pleases God our ...
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I have actually asked myself this question before. I have two answers.
One, we can't assume everything in a parable is to be taken literally. In this case the concern he has is not real but is there to fill in the picture of the parable's main point.
The second, which I prefer as seeming more natural, is this. Total depravity does not mean men are ...
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I know that Satan is PURE EVIL. There is a balance between evil and good. To have pure good in your hearts, you cannot hate, and if we do have hate in our hearts toward Satan, we wouldn't have a 100 percent pure heart. I think it is more of a shame on you, shakes your head, no hope, no trust, disappointment in towards Satan. Why should I hate Satan? Why ...
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