It seems people don't necesssarily remember what they are told of God's love, but they never forget what they have experienced of God's love.
-Steve Sjogren
Peace and Love
2007-01-20 02:31:38 · 12 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think it is poetic.
2007-01-20 02:34:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's an interesting quote, but somehow a bit generic. It could also be used for: the goodness of people, the evil of people, *any* product in advertising, the beauty of Africa, the horrors in Africa, the severity of pollution, etcetera, etcetera.
Confucius said: 'I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I experience and I understand.'
2007-01-20 03:09:07 · answer #2 · answered by Jaco K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it emphasizes the impact that living through something, in this case, God's love has on someone versus just having heard or read about it. I believe he has a good point there.
Peace and Love to you, too!
2007-01-20 02:35:43 · answer #3 · answered by Sleek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I have always felt. Living after God is about Action. To experience it is from someone doing. This is much better than hearing only. It truly emphasizes why God sent Christ. Christ is action. He said, and he did. Now those that live after him will do the same. They will do!
2007-01-20 02:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by Shannon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be told that someone loves you or even if that person tells you over and over that they love you, but if you don't experience it, love will not grow in you. In God's case, His love is seen and felt daily, in His word and his creation.
2007-01-20 02:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by papa G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this is very valid and truthful quote, and can actually apply to almost anything. What we experience for ourselves is always more strong and realistic than what someone else can tell us in mere words about their own experience.
2007-01-20 02:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by telaine 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is a typical reaction of the selfish part in all of us. We are listening but were not hearing, if it doesnt affect us directly we really dont care.
2007-01-20 02:37:00 · answer #7 · answered by Chrissy WB 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A great admonition for all of us. Let's love each other in word and deed....
Peace and Love back atcha!!
2007-01-20 02:58:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith,hope,and love. And the greatest of these is love.
2007-01-20 02:41:35 · answer #9 · answered by TNT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that people remember more God by their personal experiences that by texts.
2007-01-20 02:41:44 · answer #10 · answered by Cranberrydude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't forget either way
2007-01-20 02:40:31 · answer #11 · answered by Me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋