Merged A God of Love / The Living God

[The Norseman]

A God of Love? if such a being existed, it might be worth following. I find, however, that those who preach about a deity of love, talk down to others, act smug and condescending, and mock those who ask questions.

Doesn't seem like love to me. Examples in this thread abound about someone speaking of a god of love, and acting as if they follow a god of hate or intolerance.

It almost seems as if it's a basic definition of 'Christian' doesn't it?

St. Paul is speaking of Love, St Paul is not Love: God is love.

No, 'love' is love. More pathetic attempts at equivocating deity-gibberish with things that actually exist just makes the absurdity of believing in fantasy even more transparent.

"Love is not jealous"
"God is love."
"I am a jealous god! Rawr!"

And yes, indifference is the opposite of love. I have said that myself on these forums in the past. It is also the opposite of hate. It would interesting to see a religion based on an indifferent god, that would have some neat potential.

Crom! Crom does not care if you live or die! Crom cares not if you worship him either! He's the best god evar!

No, God is God.

Funny thing is you apparently think this gibberish is meaningful or insightful.

Oh dear.

Oh well, I tried.

Hey, super! This is not really the thread to do that, but that has not ever stopped an atheist from injecting it into just about every possible thread.

Amazing!

The thread topic has never stopped theists from regurgitating idiotic bible quotes into threads either so you know how we feel.

Wow.

No, I did not show them Christ's mercy and God's love.

And isn't that what this thread is all about?

What, that Christians forever fail to live up to the simple rules that Jesus set out and are utterly unbothered by that fact? That Christians preach and preach and preach yet rarely actually make the effort to achieve it or at least are humbled and regretful for not doing so?

Well, the theists in this thread are demonstrating that, in spades!

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[Hokulele]

That's nice. Everyone else thinks I'm a ****.

That wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that you are one, would it?

 

[Brainache]

That wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that you are one, would it?

Nah. I'm a victim of circumstance...

 

[Johanabrahams]

What is tough love?

 

[Johanabrahams]

I don't "fall" for any of them.

SURE . . .I AM NO FOOL

A lot of them are from Greenpeace or PETA or a number of other nonprofit organizations. You know, organizations that spend money on charity, as opposed to churches who declare donations charity then upgrade their facilities.

It's not difficult to do a license search on an organization to see how they're organized, but as a rule, I pass by all of those young folks with clipboards. Your religious buddies have long since trained me on the obnoxiousness of haranguing people on the streets.

I LIKE TO TAKE THEM ON . . .MUCH MORE PLEASURE IN SEEING THEM STUMBLE.

 

[Johanabrahams]

Why do you think that preaching to us is anything other than an utter waste of your time?

SO . . .YOU WASTED YOUR TIME?

MEETING PEOPLE . . .SHARING . . .LEARNING AND EVERYTHING THERE IS BETWEEN PEOPLE CAN NEVER BE A WASTE OF TIME. . . .

It would help if your post was written properly. The grammar is appalling, rendering it virtually unreadable.

OK . . I WILL TRY. I AM SOUTH AFRICAN AND ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGAUGE . . .BUT I AM GLAD YOU MADE SOMETHING TO SPEAK ABOUT . . .BECAUSE NOT HAVING ANSWERED IS EVEN WORSE.

Have you posted this elsewhere?

NOPE . . I AM SPEAKING TO YOU GUYS.

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[Porpoise of Life]

Thankfully someone else has taken over trolling duty from our hit and run OP. It's what Jesus would have wanted. None of that cheek turning, just try to annoy them.

ETA: oh no, there you are... Why all caps? Are you mad?

 

[Johanabrahams]

There doesn't appear to be any kind of God anywhere. So we'll have to do without and try to make something of our lives.

YEP . . THEY ARE ALL SPEAKING ABOUT ONE . . .BUT NOBODY IS SHOWING . . AND WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT ONE . . .THAT IS BETTER THAN US IT NOT WITTNESSING MUCH LOVE. BECAUSE SUCH A GOD HAS MISSED HIS CALLING.

I SHOULD THINK A TRUE GOD . . .OF LOVE . . .SHOULD HAVE SOME TO SHARE IT WITH . . .BUT WHEN YOU CREATE SOMETHING . . HUMANS. . .LOWER THAN YOURSELF YOU MISS IT BECAUSE I CAN LOVE A DOG . . .BUT I MISS IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT REALLY WORTH TO LOVE . . .BUT NOW . . .MY SON OR DAUGHTER IS . . AND IN THEM I CAN FIND THE TRUE PLEASURE OF LOVE . . .BEING THE SAME AS ME . . . .AND GROWING UP TO BE LIKE ME . . .BUT NOW A DOG . . .OF LESSER SPECIE AS ME . . .NOPE

SURE . . GOD MISSED TRUE LOVE.

 

[marplots]

What is tough love?

It's like regular love, only with a safe word.

 

[Johanabrahams]

You sound like you're trying to talk your prom date into something...

YEP . . .SURE DOES . . .BUT I HAVE TO DO BETTER. OK HANG ON . . .IT WILL GET BETTER

 

[Johanabrahams]

If our OP is the same Johan Abrahams who has his own website about God and posts on religious forums, we are in for a lot of incoherent screaming. I'll get the popcorn. Or I could bake some cookies.

YOU HIT THE MARK . . BUT DO NOT RUN AWAY NOW . . .YOU ARE NOT A COWARD . . SO YOU HAVE TO SHOW AND PROOF THE "INCOHERENT SCREAMING" . . .BECAUSE TO SAY SOMETHING WITHOUT PROOF MAKES YOU FOR "INCOHERENT SCREAMING"

LOVE JOHAN

 

[David Mo]

God loves you

What god is love? This one…
“At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well..” (Exodus 12; 29)
…or this other?:
“And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will descend to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had happened in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.” (Matthew 11:23-24)

The god of the Old Testament is a destruction machine: jealous, hateful, violent... even with children and animals. The Jesus of the gospels is love... for those that believe in him. For the others the Judgement Day is coming... soon "and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." (Matthew 13:50)

What strange kinds of love... What of these call you "love"?

 

[Johanabrahams]

Good questions and welcome to the site.

THANKS

There certainly is a God of Love, for as the saints wrote:

WELL NOW . . THAT IS ATTRIBUTES OF LOVE THAT ANYONE CAN FOLLOW AS PRINCIPLES OF HIS LIFE . . .AND IT PROVES NOT A GOD OF LOVE.

SO IT SEEMS YOU HAVE GIVEN ME VERY GOOD PRINCIPLES TO LIVE BY . . .BUT WHAT IS THE USE OF THEM . . AND WHAT IS THE GAIN?

LOVE JOHAN

 

[Porpoise of Life]

<snip>we are in for a lot of incoherent screaming.

Where's my million dollars?

 

[Johanabrahams]

Why don't you answer the question you ask?

THEN THERE IS NO QUESTION. IT IS GOOD IF THE STUDENTS CAN START THINKING FOR THEMSELVES.

If there's a god and that god loves us, what is that god doing for us?

VERY GOOD QUESTION . . .SO . . WHAT IS THE BEST HE CAN DO FOR US.

SO TELL US . . .WHAT IS THE BEST YOU CAN DIG UP . . .AND I BET I WILL BETTER ON IT.

Why should such a god be so obscure as to require us to venture somewhere to understand?

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MAYBE BECAUSE HE DOES AND WE DO NOT. BEING ANOTHER BEING LIKE CATS AND DOGS VS HUMAN

 

[Johanabrahams]

No cookies then?

NOW . . DO NOT BE IN A HURRY . . MAYBE.

 

[Hokulele]

YOU HIT THE MARK . . BUT DO NOT RUN AWAY NOW . . .YOU ARE NOT A COWARD . . SO YOU HAVE TO SHOW AND PROOF THE "INCOHERENT SCREAMING" . . .BECAUSE TO SAY SOMETHING WITHOUT PROOF MAKES YOU FOR "INCOHERENT SCREAMING"

LOVE JOHAN

The incoherent screaming about what is or is not incoherent screaming is priceless.

 

[Johanabrahams]

Myth can be inspiring and instructive. Doesn't matter if the myth is of a people, a nation, or a God. When questioned, the first reaction is to think opponents cannot share the noble sentiments in play, and all moral lessons are lost upon them. Or that they hate a people or a nation (gods, perhaps). Wrong. It's just that they also know it's myth. This is the issue, not the nobility, morality, or goodness. The importance of knowing when myth is myth is that unlike truth, myth inspires no sword-swinging.

LOT OF BIG WORDS . . .AND I DO NOT SAY I UNDERSTAND ALL . . BUT THERE YOU WILL BE OF HELP.

BUT:

IF I GOT YOU CORRECTLY . . .THEN TRUTH WILL HAVE A "SWORD-SWINGING" WHICH PINPOINT IT AS THE TRUTH?

 

[Johanabrahams]

Cthulhu IS a god of Love!

He loves the way you taste the best of all!

SOUNDS LIKE A KILLER

OF HUMANS

TAKING US OUT OF THE MISERY OF THIS WORLD . . . MAYBE

 

[Johanabrahams]

No god, could not do anything

YEP . . AGREE WE SEE NOTHING . .

(nothing that has no existence can do anything!!!

NOT REALLY . . . MAYBE HE IS JUST ENJOYING OUR PREDICAMENT . . WHILE EATING HIS "POPCORN AND COOKIES"

I hope this helps!!!!

CAUSING JUST A LOT MORE MISERY FOR ME . . .AS THE EARTH . . .AND I AM DYING . .

You have an interesting sign off I see!!!

YEP . . YOU ARE WIDE AWAKE . . .SO WHAT IS SO "INTERESTING"?

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