Alright listen up. Give a scripture that says it or uses words that actually mean unconditional. This unconditional love thing has originated in New Age. Now come on and show me what you have. If you are going to quote some scriptures make sure you can show unconditional in it.
2007-02-23 16:59:26 · 9 answers · asked by son of God 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
son: Remember; you are asking Christians to supply you with a direct, actual, quotation for a rendition of the word "unconditional". This is impossible since the Bible is translated from the Greek text. Many Greek words when translated into the English translation are very difficult - if not impossible to convey the idea or thought associated with the Greek thought from the original text. Therefore, certain words in the English translation are a very rough approximation from the original Greek Text. Basically, the terminology "unconditional" can be ASSOCIATED with the word "grace". Grace can be interpreted as "undeserved" or "unmerited" PARDON or the notion of "unconditional" in relation to God's love.
2007-02-23 17:19:42 · answer #1 · answered by guraqt2me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to many, if God loved them unconditionally He would leave them in the same condition He found them in.
Some advance and make Him a mother god. She loves them so much she would not think of changing their little dirty, stinky diapers.
There is an old alter call song written years ago. It goes -- "Just as I am without one plea, but that they blood was shed for me."
Many would change that to read == "Just as I am, forget the plea, what I'm doing is right for me."
Let us forget the Bible and look at the perverted definition of the word unconditional. In Webster's dictionary unconditional means --"Without conditions or reservations. Absolute." Now God's love can be said to be all that, even if you can't find the exact word anywhere. But Note: Those who "argue" (not praise) God's 'unconditional' love make the word to mean permissive.
I hope you see that these types of people turn unconditional to mean permissive. If you reject this bait and switch tactic you avoid the need to 'argue' Scripture. If you give them this ground they just move to further pervert the Word of God; as if they had some say being neither called nor chosen.
Now permissive is not a synonym for unconditional, never was and never should be. Nor does absolute mean allowable. I think it is wonderfull that God's love has no restrictions. But others change it to say that God places no restrictions and further that to place restrictons is not to love. Pure nonsense.
Their entire language and religion has nothing to do with any God but their own desires. If you argue Scripture, without checking their English, you have spotted some about five chess moves on the devil's board of total confusion. Yet others, of course, do not know right from wrong or conditional from unconditional.
2007-02-23 18:19:22 · answer #2 · answered by Tommy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Originated in New Age"? "Unconditional love" is merely human wording to express a Biblical concept/teaching. Humans tend to love conditionally. We love those who love us in return. The sentiment behind the words "unconditional love" can be found in many places. Here is one:
Romans 5:6-8 "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
God didn't place conditions upon his love for us. We couldn't have measured up or met any conditions even if we want to. God, therefore, loved us unconditionally....
"God's kind of love":
I Corinthians 13:4-8
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
2007-02-23 17:14:09 · answer #3 · answered by Seven 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Several places in the New testament we have translated the Greek word "agape" into our simple word "love". Agape love is unconditional love. Check out John 3:16
2007-02-23 17:11:52 · answer #4 · answered by getting better- 35 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Romans 5: 8 - "But God commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
I know it doesn't say "unconditional" (which is not used anywhere in the Bible) but to love us while we are still sinners means that he loves us no matter who we are or what we have done. That is the definition of unconditional.
2007-02-23 17:11:51 · answer #5 · answered by mark777 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yet God demonstrates his own love for us throughout this: on a similar time as we've been nevertheless sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) 10This is love: no longer that we enjoyed God, yet that he enjoyed us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. ... 19We love via fact he first enjoyed us. (a million John 4) 34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died – extra advantageous than that, who became raised to existence – is on the excellent suited hand of God and is likewise interceding for us. 35Who shall separate us from the affection of Christ? Shall hardship or hassle or persecution or famine or nakedness or threat or sword? (Romans 8) "on no account will I flow away you; on no account will I forsake you." (Heb 13:5) and that i pray which you, being rooted and accepted in love, 18may have means, which incorporate each and all of the saints, to charm to close how huge and long and severe and deep is the affection of Christ, 19and to correctly known this love that surpasses expertise--which you would be crammed to the degree of all of the fullness of God. (Eph 3)
2016-11-25 20:20:49 · answer #6 · answered by mcraney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
He put no conditions on this. He said whoever. He did not say only certain ones.
Since He will allow anyone to receive the Blood of Jesus so they can have everlasting life, there are no conditions on His love, or Jesus' love.
2007-02-23 17:15:06 · answer #7 · answered by Kye H 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
True love is both.
unconditional is mercy
conditional is the Law
We don't condemn othersjust by their actions but because they are made in god's image we and God see into their pure nature and know that they can change , hence mercy
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy
OK?
2007-02-23 17:16:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Romans..9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
2007-02-23 17:08:00 · answer #9 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋