Christians unlike their Christ?

Question

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This question was asked hypothetically.
Almost everyone said that they would indeed go to heaven instead of being with their child in hell.

Why is there no unconditional love towards humans anymore? It's usually just toward a religious supreme being.
If more people could love humans the way they supposedly love Jesus and/or God, would the world be a better place?

For those that agree: I'm glad that there are some people out there who are not self-centered like others who simply want to go to heaven.

For those that disagree: Would you want a God that reprimands you for loving your child, a god who requests you to love him and him only?

Answer 1

It's not about loving humans solely.

The first two commands are to love God with whole heart, mind, and soul. The second is to love neighbor as self.
But the first and most important, as it were, is to love God.

Answer 2

I agree ... modern religious practice has evolved into a competition of righteousness. But if you do the right ethical things for all the wrong self-centered reasons, are you really doing the right thing?

Or looked at another way, I read an interview with a Buddhist monk once in which he said that if you get monks from any religion together, they will bask in the commonality of the religious experiences that moved them to be come monks ... but if you get clergy or lay people together, they will concentrate on the minutiae and differences. Very few people manage to find that level of monk-like acceptance - most concentrate on the 'what' and not the 'why' behind it.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not religious ... but I think I'm more ethical than a majority of people that bask in their religious superiority for primarily selfish purposes.

Answer 3

First thing is , you got it wrong ! second is ,you are obviously
not a Christian who know Jesus . Third , you really need to
read the Bible to be able to identify a true christian in the
first place . Their are so many lost stereotypes on this site
who only repeat others . If you want answers to real ?'s , then
ask , research , read , pray to God to open your eyes and
ears . God gave us two eyes , two ears and one mouth . That
was not by chance but ! for good reason . More input and less
out put . As they say get it right or get left !!

Answer 4

Although no one is worth going to hell for, no matter how dear they are to you, the Bible does talk about the last days.
2Timothy 3:1-5
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Answer 5

yes i read the question myself and i was shocked by the answers...i couldn't believe that this was the "peace and love" they talk about....i mean how could a person with an average level of sensitivity even SAY something like that is just beyond me!!

they were totally ready to be "ecstatically happy in heaven" while their child was burning in hell (it's worse because they strongly BELIEVE in the concept)..

the popular excuse was that "in hell i won't be able to console him anyway","most probably i wouldn't even recognise him" etc...i thought they were PRETTY LAME EXCUSES!

KNIGHT SAYS :"Why don't you love God like you love humans? "====the simple answer would be that nowhere in world history has it proved that people who loved God SOLVED any world problems!they only CREATED problems for the entire world.

Answer 6

Your right. Yahshua obeyed his Father in all things.

Most christians do there very best to convience themselves and others they don't have to obey the Father at all.

Yahshua kept sabbath per his Fathers commands

Most christians keep sunday in direct opposition to his Fathers commands (Duet 12)

Yahshua ate only food. (Lev 11)

Most christians will eat anything anyone tells them taste good (kinda like babies who put everything in their mouth)

As to the second part of your question. Unconditional love doesn't mean you have to accept nor take part in the sins of another. It means you love them regardless of their sins and be ready to forgive them should they repent or forgive them just because you love them so much.

Answer 7

Because, in hell there is no comfort! No matter what or who is there you'll be in no comfort at all. I'm sorry if this sounds rude or mean to you, but I love God more than my parents.... God has been there when they were not. God haas been with me, even when i didn't want Him there or was mad at Him. I'm sorry if you can't understand that, but I love God and Jesus more than any human being on this planet.

That is the way it is. Why don't you love God like you love humans?

Answer 8

Jesus said, " If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be My disciple.

Humans will always let you down.

Jesus never dissappoints.

I don't think anyone is worth going to hell for.

Answer 9

Yes. Have you heard the song 'If Everyone Cared'? I think the world would be a better place.

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.
-Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 10

Jesus was told that His mother and His brother wanted to speak to Him while He was teaching.... He said, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?" He pointed to believers who were around him, "Here are my mother and my brothers."

We are created to serve God and to love God. You can only see the flesh, but it is the Spirit that lives on for all eternity. The Spirit does indeed love unconditionally, but that love comes ONLY from God and not from us as human beings.

Please try to overcome the confusion that Satan gives you. You really can understand if you try. God says that if we seek Him with all our hearts, we will find Him. The truth is being hidden from you because of your hardness of heart. You claim to love, but you can't. You have only feelings and emotions and these are used by Satan to deceive us.