God's love is indeed perfect. In case of any love, it has to be a two way relationship. For example, if you love one person and you keep expecting the person to love you, and you dont get a response at all, that relationship will never work.
God has given everything for us, from creating us, providing food and water, oxygen , even to the extent of sending His son as a sacrifice and to tell to us about His love.
Dont you think, now its our turn to reciprocate?
2007-02-17 21:43:50 · 8 answers · asked by Brinda 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes.
God's love is unconditional.
It is by faith we are saved through faith, not of works lest any man should boast.
Praise God!
2007-02-18 02:10:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I do not think it is our turn to reciprocate. Simply put, I speak only for myself, and can not answer on behalf of anyone else. The question, as stated, asks for an individuals input on what we should do as a collective. This amalgamation of people and societies is so diverse that anyone believing they can speak on behalf of the masses is clearly diluted.
Now then, speaking for myself - no, I do not feel a need to reciprocate. God doesn't love me. He may have at one point, but very clearly hasn't for some time. I'd gladly back that up, but fear my post would get off topic and therefore deleted, which means I type unnecessarily for an extended period of time. Much like believing that God cares at all for me, it would be a complete waste.
I wish you luck in your faith, and I hope you get everything you want out of your life and your God. But I don't come to yahoo Answers to be preached to, nor do I care to be told how we should respond on a global scale.
2007-02-18 05:50:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-02-18 06:03:47 · answer #3 · answered by notProudatAll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is 18 holes of golf
2007-02-18 05:46:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope. I don't do this whole Christan thing I like the other reglions.. By the way there is more people that believe in buda then Christianity by a long shot.
2007-02-18 05:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by skinnywayne 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The various words used in the Qur'an for God's love can be divided into two categories: those that relate to universal manifestation of divine love and those that refer to a special love reserved for the righteous.
God's love in its universal manifestation is generally referred to in the Qur'an under the terms rafah and rahmah. Rafah can be translated as compassion, kindness or pity, while rahmah is usually rendered as grace, love, blessing or mercy. About God's rahmah the Qur'an says that it encompasses all things:
My punishment I inflict upon whom I will but My rahmah embraces all things... (7:156).
O our Sustainer! You embrace all things within (Your) rahmah and knowledge (40:7).
These verses reveal that while divine punishment is an act of God's will directed towards some purpose, love or rahmah is, as it were, His nature, His normal attitude towards men and other creatures. So it is said in 6:12, 15 that God "has enjoined upon Himself (the rule) of rahmah". It is possible to include in "all things" that are under the embrace of God's rahmah even those people who are punished, so that even divine punishment can be said to proceed in some way from rahmah. [It's through punishments and afflictions do we realize that we have crossed the natural boundaries of our existence. This, in turn, brings about a sense of awareness and self-knowledge, which in turn enables one to return to the middle and the balanced path where there is contentment and peace.]
For humans, God's rahmah and rafah are manifested, for example, in His abundant forgiveness and in the creation of the environment in which humans live, an environment that they can use to their great benefit (22:65; 30:50 etc.). They are also manifested in the revelations sent by God through His messengers (2:154; 11:17; 11:53), [as through this Divine guidance, we come to know God and the natural boundaries He has created within which there is a maximum chance for our spiritual growth].
The coming of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is especially a manifestation of God's rahmah and rafah (57:9; 6:155). He came as rahmat-al-lil-alamin (grace to all nations) and the revelation he brought is rahmah for all those who believe (10:57; 17:82 etc.).
Concrete manifestations of rahmah and rafah gives rise to two oft-repeated "names" or attributes of God: Rahman and Rahim. Both names are intensive forms derived from rahmah, signifying "Most Gracious or Compassionate", but there seems to be a difference in the shade of meaning. Rahim emphasizes divine love as it responds to man's deeds when they have occurred or his needs when they have arisen; for example, God's patience, long suffering and forgiveness given to man after he has been sinning or His responding to the prayer of a man who has been suffering. The name Rahman, on the other hand, stresses love and grace that flows from God independently of what man does, such as God's love and grace which is manifested in His creating man or sending the Prophet for humankind or in His putting some of humankind on the right path, in any of which acts human beings played absolutely no part.
2007-02-18 08:40:00 · answer #6 · answered by BeHappy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amen, nothing more need to be said. Preach it!!
2007-02-18 05:47:43 · answer #7 · answered by karen i 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, God is love.
2007-02-18 05:49:42 · answer #8 · answered by myus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋