What is unconditional love? Does bible-god ever show unconditional love?

Question

There is always some string attached to bible-god's "unconditional" love : worship me, believe in me, follow me, obey me, be true to me, or else watch out. Unconditional love is to love someone who does not love you and to do your best to ensure that they are happy even if it makes you unhappy. If means to love them no matter what they do to you. Many people in the world have shown this kind of love. But bible-god sadly has never ONCE shown this love. Instead he wants to throw you in hell for not loving him.

Unconditional love does not require repayment of any kind.

Bible-god is like a jealous lover. If he can't get the girl, he will kill her, instead of letting her be happy with whom she loves.

If I die for you, knowing I can resurrect myself, is that unconditional love?

The Passion of Christ is Mel Gibson's exaggeration and love for blood and gore. No one know how it all happened, not even sure if it did happen.

Answer 1

There is no "unconditional love" in the bible anywhere.

God's "love" is bartered, it is not offered freely or unconditionally.

And that pattern was established in Genesis and goes all the way through Revelations.

The biblical God is one sick puppy.

Answer 2

He makes the rain fall on the just as well as the unjust.
Think about this. As a parent, do you love your children? Are you pleased with them when they behave and are obedient? Are you angry with them when they act up or try to rebel? If you love your children regardless of what they do, that is unconditional love.
That is much the same way God loves us.
Jesus said that there is no greater love than for a man to lay his life down for his friends.
Read John 3:16.
I could go on and on but I'll close with this. God said that He will NEVER leave nor forsake us. That is true unconditional love.

Answer 3

as you state, unconditional love is to love even if you don't like what they are doing, etc. have you actually read the bible or is this a concept given to you by someone else. in the bible there are plenty of examples of God's unconditional love. the most important is Him giving His Son to die on the cross for our sins. and His Son (1/3 of the God-head) asking God to forgive them for they know not what they do, when He was hanging on the cross. after all the sins that mankind has committed against God, He still loves us and accepts His Son's sacrifice for our sins so we can go to heaven. everyone on this earth sins everyday, and would be just to be sent to hell, but His unconditional love is why we have a hope of going to heaven.

Answer 4

I don't think unconditional love means doing what you can to make another person happy even if it causes you to be unhappy. I think unconditional love means that you accept someone just as they are - without any conditions. God does love us just as we are - without conditions. It is your decision whether you accept that love or not. It sounds to me like God is calling you and you are fighting it or else why are you so angry? Don't take anyone's word for it, but read the Bible yourself after asking God to show you what He wants you to know and He will do it. May God bless you and show you the way.

Answer 5

There is unconditional love. Many (most) parents instinctively know and feel it. Your description of it is more or less fine.

The "bible-god" you refer to does not profess or offer any such thing.

I read some answers wherein the claim that "he died" is proof of his unconditional love. Really? We mere mortals who love know that death isn't some transient state that you come back from after a weekend in a tomb. So to use the words of another skeptic, if the gospels are true, then the news of his death are greatly exaggerated. (My insurance company for wouldn't give my wife a penny on my policy if I showed up for dinner 3 days after my "death.")

One mother who answered even compared god's love for us with her love for her child - in that she loved her child "no matter what," but would allow him to suffer the consequences of his own actions. So I'm thinking that for that mom it would be "just" if her son suffered the torments of hell, forever, without any hope of anything except burning pain, for having, say, coveted his neighbor's butt, or taking the Lord's name in vain. I just hope that kid keeps his hands out of the cookie jar.

Answer 6

Interesting how ppl answers. They ingore the Question and give their own opinions and claiming to have the truth.

They like to use many terms that they don't even understand or contradicts one antoehr.
If we look at the properties of GOD that Christians give to GOD its
simpy amasing that they assign contradicted characteristics.
He loves every1 and kills every during Great Flood. He is all pwoerfull but the feeling of death ( the true one ) is unknown to GOD. He gave us morality but he is the one who invent hate, racism, love, sex and so on.
He had to have all those feelings to the full exten him self to be all knowing and there are many things GOD can't do.
In other words unconditional to Christian means "local" only to thier own primitive minds. But they would not use that word in any other situation.
Therefore Christianity and unconditional stupidity do exist.

Answer 7

Think of it like this, you are a parent and you love your child, no matter what, but there are times you do need to correct them, and as a parent you desire your child to love you back, by spending time with you and by respecting the rules you have established for their protection. God doesn't send any one to Hell, we chose to go there of our own free will, like a rebellious child who chooses to live a life outside of their parents protection, by using drug or drinking and than getting into a car impaired and then dying in a fatal car cash. Can you really blame that on the Parent? No, God is loving and kind and will allow us to chose the path we will go down all the time giving us an opportunity to turn to Him. His Love is Unconditional because He will not force His will on you.

Answer 8

I believe unconditional love came from God when he sent his only son, Jesus, to this sinful world to die on the cross for you and me. What parent has ever shown greater love for their relatives or anyone that they would sacrifice their child for to save so many. Jesus came to save not to jugde, that is what God will do on jugdement day, and that is why Jesus came down to help us find the right way. If you believe in God you don't have to worry about going to hell. We will never be as perfect as Jesus was here on earth when he spent 33 years without even 1 sin but we can strive for that perfection. I don't mean like be all prideful but can you honestly go without even 1 day of sin? Perfecting your life now by learning from yours and others mistakes. And he doesn't want to throw you in hell, everytime you sin Jesus cries, it hurts him so much that you would choose that path instead of Heaven. It's your choice, all God wants from you is your repentance for your sins all the devil wants is for you to sell your soul to him by just doing the same sins or even worse.

And who are the many people in this world that have shown unconditional love???? I really can't think of anyone except for maybe Mother Theresa, but even then her love was nothing compared to our God's love.

For people to love unconditionaly is really hard. If people where to love that way then you wouldn't be unhappy, because if you made another person happy you would be happy too.

And why would you jugde unconditional love? Has there not been anything that God has helped you with in your life? God gives everyone a chance to find his love. I see God's blessings everywhere in my life. You would too if you were a believer of God.

Answer 9

Any "real" love is unconditional. Feelings don't rely on conditions to exist, whether it be love or any other emotion. God's love is, of course, the greatest example of this. His love is unconditional. What we allow ourselves to receive from Him in this life and the next is completely up to us.
You can fall head over heels in love with someone, but whether or not you have a relationship or marry them is not strictly up to you.

Answer 10

Jesus suffered and died on a tree for us sinners and I dont know of anyone else who has shown Unconditional love like that. He was spit on and beaten beyond recognition and the thief on the cross looked at Jesus and immediatly recieved that unconditional love When our Lord said "today you will be with me in paradise"

Answer 11

WATCH THE MOVIE THE PASSION............THAT MY SON IS UNCONTIDIONAL LOVE......THE TORTURE AND THE PAIN HE WENT THROUGH FOR U THAT IS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR U AND EVERYONE!!! YOU HAVE A CHOICE IN LIFE WE ALL DO EITHER U BELIEVE OR U DON'T NO ONE CAN MAKE THAT CHOICE FOR U BUT U,,,, AND THAT IS WHAT GOD GAVE US WAS CHOICES WE CHOOSE OUR OWN PATH IN THIS WORLD HE DOESN'T BECAUSE HE LOVES US THAT MUCH TO LET US LIVE OUR LIFE THAT HE GAVE US THE WAY WE CHOOSE HE MAY NOT BE HAPPY WITH OUR CHOICES BUT THAT IS LOVE unconditional LOVE....