Would Jesus settle for compromizing?

Question

i mean: can i promisse to love Him, yet refuse to have a relationship with Him?

I think He does compromize a lot, because i see a lot of Christians do it exactly the other way around. They have a personal relationship with Jesus, yet forget about his Loving Teachings.

Answer 1

You can't love without doing. Love is action, not simply feeling. And even feeling should prompt one to act on it.

Jesus said, "If you love Me, do My commandments."

I don't really understand the "having a personal relationship with Jesus, yet (forgetting) about His Loving Teachings." To my way of thinking, having a relationship with Him means my love for Him flows outward to others.

Love doesn't always mean unconditional approval of what someone does.

I've said before, my husband and I come from abusive homes. When you have a rigid, unloving upbringing, you naturally think that love must be the lack of structure. Getting to do anything you want.

After my second miscarriage, Jim (my husband) got me a black Labrador Retriever puppy. He has a really sweet disposition. I knew from our family raising Doberman Pinschers that dogs need to be trained, but Jim just couldn't bring himself to make Bear do anything in order to get treats. Or to not let him jump up whenever he wants. Or to refrain from giving him scraps from his plate.

Bear became a terror.

And it's not really his fault. He needs to know what's appropriate. And it's our responsibility to teach him. Jim has felt like setting limits is unloving. But really, we all need limits.

Sometimes loving others - while it's not my responsibility to "train" them - means setting limits with them. I have, at times, had to tell someone I love something that they really didn't want to hear. That's always so hard, but it's the loving thing to do.

I find that it's the single most humbling experience to go to another person and say, "This is what I see in your life, and this is what I believe the consequence will be." But if a person knows that I love and respect them, and that I am not confronting them out of jealousy or pride - or too occupy myself to keep from examining my own life - I've found that it is generally well received.

It's really hard to walk the balance between the fun parts of loving others and the setting limits aspect. Especially for Christians. I love many people who are not Christians, and of course I want them to believe in Christ. I understand those who go to the extreme pushing their beliefs. I understand being afraid for someone else. But love is not about fear. Love is about faith and trust.

I also understand those who refuse Christianity because they resist the pressure put on them to convert. I really hate being pressured into anything. It makes me sick. Jim teases me because I'll drive a car till it falls apart. I hate buying a car. It literally makes me ill. High pressure sales.

I don't believe Christianity is about that. God gives the increase. I don't have to make anyone do anything. And I thank God for that.

I don't believe Jesus settles for compromising. Not because He is unloving, but because the limits are for our own good.

My dad used to train our dog to sit for hours at a time. It made him feel successful to be in control of something else. I let the memory of that keep me from training Bear. What I realized is that not training Bear put him in danger. I don't need to control him like my dad did our dogs, but for his own safety, he needs to learn to obey me (and Jim). It's not an ego trip. I can see things he cannot. He may really want the ball or the cat that just caught his eye. I can see the car coming between him and the object of his attention. He needs to obey my voice rather than his impulses so that I can keep him out of the road and out of harm's way. I need him to trust me, and work with me, when I take him to the vet. He doesn't understand why I let the vet hurt him when he gets a shot. If he doesn't trust me and obey me, he's at risk.

I believe serving God is like that. If I don't trust God and obey Him, I'm at risk. And that's why there is no compromise.

Answer 2

Excellent point! I love my dad, yet don't have a relationship with him, so I'm thinking you certainly can do that. Is it acceptable in Jesus' eyes? Who knows! I suppose that depends on who you ask. Because of my jaded views on religion, I believe that if you were to follow what the bible teaches about love, compassion, caring, overall being good, then it doesn't matter if you have a personal relationship or not. I'm thinking any just God would see the bigger picture and be pleased that you're trying, no matter what form your religious views take.

Answer 3

Jesus does not compromise, Christians do (some, not all). They do not wish to see the reality of ALL of Jesus' teachings. They choose the ones they like. The Bible is the Word of God, and as such, it cannot be bent to fit the person who desires to "change" it a bit. What Jesus says goes, accept all of it, not just some of it. If one comes to repentance, though, God will forgive them for "altering" the Word of God. But it is not right. And I do not think it possible to love Jesus without building a relationship with Him. If you truly love Him, the relationship will follow. If it doesn't, it is clear that you are not prepared to truly love Him. I hope this answers your question, God bless!

Answer 4

No Jesus would not compromise. At least he never did in the accounts of what He said and did as recorded in the Gospels. What you may be describing is Jesus's patience with us.We are all in different levels of submission to him. Of course, what I mean by submission is obeying His teachings.
Now, of course, just because someone calls themselves a Christian does not mean that they actually are a Christian. Sadly, many ministers are false prophets, saying that people should not try to follow Jesus's teachings because (they say) that making efforts to resist our animal nature and do what Jesus said to do, is "works". They quote the apostle Paul and say,"That we are saved by Faith and by Grace and not by works.". They choose to ignore the apostle James answer to people of that time who quoted the same passages. He said that,"Faith without works is dead". Thank you for pointing out this serious problem within Christianity and God bless you.

Answer 5

That is not Jesus compromising, that is the person choosing to go against what Jesus said. And if you choose to not have a relationship with him, how does that show that you love Him. For example, would you say you love someone but then never say another word to them again?

Answer 6

Jesus is righteous God. He is just. He is fair.

We cannot pick and choose what parts we need to believe. He is the truth, He is the way, He is the life.

Luckily we Christians do not have to be perfect. We indeed forget easily His Loving Teachings. We repent. And He washes us from our sins. We try to be like Christ, but we all fall short from God's glory...we are saved by only Jesus' mercy and grace. We do not deserve it, but we receive His mercy. Mercy is really God's love poured out on us even though we do not deserve it.

Answer 7

What teachings do they forget? If they correct a person who is wrong, that is still loving, though most people take offence. If you are putting the starter on your car backward, don't you want the mechanic to tell you it's on backward? Then this mixed up society complains about all these social problems when the church has the answers but nobody wants to swallow a bitter pill. Is my assumption about your reference to "loving teachings" correct? Is this what you meant?

Answer 8

I have a great relationship with Jesus. We never talk about the bible and he applauds me for not choosing a label like Christian or such. I try to live like he did. Spreading love to everyone.
Love & Light
Sharon
One Planet = One People

Answer 9

Jesus Judges compassionately

Answer 10

A lot of Christians do treat Christ this way, and it gives the rest of us a bad rap. But as the old saying goes, just beecause something is popular doesn't make it right.
Jesus actually warned us about people like that. they die and go to the judgement, and Jesus says, "I don't think we've met."

Answer 11

i think what u mean is Evangelists Christians act that way, i don't know any evangelist christian who really lives and practises what they preach. Catholic Christians are much more honests and sincere.
Jesus wants us to love each other not just him. By loving God and believing his teachings and therefore by practising those teachings we are loving Jesus and loving each other. It's like a cycle. One thing leads to the other.
Jesus is not expecting you to go to church and go crazy in there like our fellow evangelists. Jesus wants you to go out there and do what he taught us 2000 years ago.