Why is it that people say God is Love and then they share love thier version of love and it feels like hate?
How can Christians say that God love the world and then they [christians] believe that God will only save those who new him [God or Jesusr personal saver....So then, what about those people who live in countries who doesn't teach Jesus being the saver? Do you believe that they're going to hell because they believe in what they have been taught all there lives? What if what you have been taught has been wrong should they in other contries say that those who believed in christ as their saver is now going to hell?
I personally believe God Loves everyone and has a place for all his children.
2006-07-22 16:53:08 · 10 answers · asked by Get Some 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Amen, I'm with you on this one.
2006-07-22 16:56:52 · answer #1 · answered by Bartmooby 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do (Christian) people say God is love?
It is in scripture.
Why does an individual's "love" sometimes feel like hate?
The Christian answer is that original sin entered in the world when Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge. We all have a tendency to sin regardless of how much we strive to be holy. If a Christian who is attempting to love, truly is hating, then they are sinning. On the other hand, just because someone "feels" like they are being hated, does not mean they are.
It is difficult to answer all of your questions systematically because each one deserves a proper amount of attention. Do you see that you are not asking one question? For example, by mentioning whether or not someone is going to hell, you are speaking about the Christian viewpoint on justification. In addition, not all Christians are unified on the issue.
Catholic Christians believe that there is only one way to attain the kingdom and that is through the cross. The Catholic Church teaches that it is definitely an exception for a non-Catholic, non-Christian, atheist, etc. to attain the kingdom, though it is not impossible. Since it is through the cross (Church, etc.) that one is saved, if Christians pray for others to be saved, there is a definite chance that God will redeem them.
There is one more concept relating to your question. As a part of being redeemed through the cross, Catholic Christians believe we will be able to attain the kingdom through the sacrament of Baptism. There is such a thing as "Baptism by intent." This would occur when someone had wanted to be Baptized and was driving to the church to be Baptized and then were hit by a car and died. That person had attmpted to be baptized and would be saved under the "Baptism by intent" clause. It can be assumed that someone who never heard of Jesus would have intended to be Baptised if they had ever been exposed to the Truth. We know from the Bible and Tradition that certain individuals are in Heaven and we believe the Saints to be in Heaven, but generally we, as humans, do not know who is going to Purgatory, Heaven, or Hell and we cannot judge any one individual. It is through God's grace that any individual goes to Heaven so anything is possible. On the other hand, God is just, which means that if someone does not want to go to Heaven and chooses Hell, then God will honor that choice.
Everything written above this statement is the Catholic Christian opinion and is not necessarily shared by non-Catholic Christians.
What if what Christians have been taught is incorrect? This is a difficult question for any Christian who has faith to understand or answer since it is a "what if" that seems imaginary. To a Christian it is like asking what if a blue sock was a red sky? As much as I would love to answer your question, I couldn't do so in print without sounding heretical so I will let someone else attempt to answer that one.
How about this question: If the devil was really God and the devil was really God and Heaven was Hell and Hell was really Heaven, then what will happen to a Christian? I think that since a Christian wants to go to Heaven (which is hypothetically Hell), then God (who is hypothetically the devil) would grant them that wish and they would go to Heaven (which is hypothetically Hell). Understand? I think this answers your last question without being too heretical.
Lastly, when a Christian truly has faith it is very difficult not to come off as judgmental. This is because a higher truth has been exposed to the individual and it is hard to see things with different eyes. There is one truth, whatever that truth is. Individuals cannot make up their own individual truths. They can have opinions, but there is only one truth when it comes to matters of faith and morals.
2006-07-22 17:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by WannaBeTheologian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think God is love...he just tries to show us how to love. I have for many years stuggled with God and the church. I believe in him and love him very much. But have a hard time understanding why I have to go to a "church" every week to show that love. I have seen so many people that say they are all for God and the church...but they go against everything that would mean they do. I don't think it takes a person that goes to church to believe and love God....it takes someone who believe in the love of God and who he is to be a real person.
2006-07-22 17:09:48 · answer #3 · answered by Aimee B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, yes I agree with you that God loves all His children. He knows each of us, even the number of hairs on our head. As far as the topic of hell, this is a different discussion, so I will skip that for now. Christians differ in their views on hell and related topics, such as destiny and purpose. To address your question about having to know Jesus to be saved, it is like this. You are a godly man, so you can understand when I say that we find strength and support in our faith. When times are hard, we take assurance that things will improve because we believe that God will take care of us. With believing in Jesus, it is similar to how an athiest feels when he becomes a believer, and finds that assurance that we feel on a daily basis. Jesus loves you, and He came here with a "sword" to fight for us, not to join us in our indulgences and sins. Hense because of this, Jesus wont make excuses for us or our sins. If we dont accept Him, and "know" Him, we can't be saved by Him. I apologize for the Christians that have made you feel like you were hated more than you were loved. I deal with these people occasionally. I assure you what they mean to portray, is their deep desire for you to be happy, and many non-christians attack Christians for their beliefs. (see how this is a vicious cycle?) I am happy that you are not among the totally lost who are decieved by the lies about evolution and science. If you really want to know about Jesus's love, and don't want to talk to a Christian about it, go to bible.com and read through passages from the new testement. Jesus came here to show the Jews that they had fallen; That they were putting up shops in the synogauges (sp?) and being more obediant to their own laws than Gods rules. As a Christian, I can tell you that my faith is entirely based upon God's love for me... and I know that because He cared enough to speak to us through Jesus, that I can move past my sins and be free.
2006-07-22 17:09:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Christian God is a God of Love and a God of Justice.
The need for justice is what leads to the existence of Hell.
Cordially,
John
2006-07-22 17:01:32 · answer #5 · answered by John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is one aspect of God's character that is found in the Bible. The Bible also says that He is a consuming fire, a jealous God who will destroy those who reject the gift of his Son. God is sovereign and He chooses who will spend all eternity with Him.
Romans 9:13 As it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." 14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! 15 For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." 16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." 18 So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. 19 You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?" 21 Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honored use and another for dishonorable use? 22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory-- 24 even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles?
2006-07-22 16:59:54 · answer #6 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is love. Purely and simply that. We must not place human characteristics on our creator; such as vengeance and hate. "Negativity is mans alone"-
2006-07-22 17:12:47 · answer #7 · answered by Brandi D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people believe whatever they want to believe. nobody can tell what to believe to anybody. anyway its all just a beliefs. not always true. religions are not true. science is.
2006-07-22 17:00:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well there is a scripture God is Love
2006-07-22 16:57:00 · answer #9 · answered by I can answer it 4 U 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe that humans were made to have the choice to know him or not...some of those people will never know him b/c of decisions that their ancestors made...its sad but that's how it is...
2006-07-22 17:01:57 · answer #10 · answered by bethany 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋