which i don't understand. i'm a christian and i have met many people of other religions who truly love each other. yet my pastor said the above (he said others can't know how to love unless they have experienced the ULTIMATE love). what are you're thoughts on this?
2007-09-18 08:11:34 · 63 answers · asked by :) 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I agree with him to a point.
There is no love like agape love.....and that can only come from a child of God.
We have the indwelling Holy Spirit.......and we are saved.
We know what true love from God is.......and we have been empowered to share the same with others.
2007-09-18 08:14:09 · answer #1 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 7⤊ 25⤋
I think you misunderstood him.....All people were created in the image of God. We all have a "measure" of the traits He has. We all have the ability to truly and deeply love, however, Gods love (or should I say "ability" to love) goes way beyond what we would normally define as "love". That is what your pastor means by "ultimate love" The only way we can possibly love someone the way God does is for us to have personally experienced it for ourselves, and even then we still usually need His help to even come close.
2007-09-18 08:51:54 · answer #2 · answered by jetta's mom 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 10:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, your pastor, probably unintentionally mis-communicated with you, or you didn't understand exactly what he was saying. Of course you can love without being a Christian. The fact is that God loves us all. The bible says that He makes the sun to shine on the righteous and the wicked. God's intent is that all of us will, by faith, come to know His love. Many people, unfortunately, love other things instead of God. As Christians we are called to love God first, after all, He is the one that created everything that we love on this earth.
2007-09-18 08:20:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your pastor is a prime example of the human habit of believing that ones own level of understanding is all that there is. You understand differently than your pastor so maybe your understanding is clearer than his. I suspect your pastor did not experience love before he became aware of God's love. It is possible he still hasn't and is just repeating and regurgitating the thoughts of others he has heard. In the process his lack of understanding becomes evident.
2007-09-18 08:44:26 · answer #5 · answered by Tamara S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Penguin crusade took the words out of my virtual mouth. How can your pastor even know what non-Christians experience? It's an incredibly lopsided argument.
Also, think of this..if your pastor is right, no one EVER experienced love in all of human history before the birth of Jesus. And today at least 2/3 of this planet have never experienced love, despite their claims that they have. Does that make sense to you?
Oh, I also love his suggestion that his God loves people more than other gods. Good grief. This is playground theology.
2007-09-18 08:19:07 · answer #6 · answered by Nightwind 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Well by definition, a Christian is a person who follows Christ. Jesus says that He is the only Way, He is the Only Truth, and He is the Only Life so that no man or woman can come to God without going through Him. If you are a Christian, then you must accept this. If you do not accept this, you are not a Christian.
In the Chrisitan Bible, it says that God is love. If you want to love, then you must come to God. The only way to do that is through Christ. So true love can only be found through Christ if you are a Christian. Of course, no other religion is going to accept this. Neither can false Christians who are called tares by Jesus.
2007-09-18 08:42:39 · answer #7 · answered by Scott 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ultimate love is around us all the time, everyday.
There are some people that just aren't aware of it.
God's love is not defined by Christianity only... and I don't believe that the same ultimate love doesn't exist in other religions or denominations.
2007-09-18 08:23:30 · answer #8 · answered by Kaybee 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some of the most loving - and I mean non-romantic love - people I know are non-Christians. One is Muslim, one is a Jehovah's Witness, and one is no religion at all. What some Christians simply don't want to admit is that we can all experience God's love, with or without religion.
2007-09-18 10:11:35 · answer #9 · answered by milomax 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your Pastor is leading all of You to "Hate" instead.
His understanding or spiritual Inspiration are very limited,non existent.Not even self loving,doesn't know what Love means.No experience.Theory man.
2007-09-18 08:41:24 · answer #10 · answered by amleth 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well sister, I believe that your pastor was sharing on the matter of the " real Love" ..the Love that is not a display or just an emotion but the Love that is a real Person. The Person of God. God is LOVE in His very essence and make up. It is out of His love that is shed abroad in our hearts that we can truly be able to love our enemies, to love the unlovable. Its easy to love people that we like but its not so easy to love those that are vicious. Even when people post dirty things here regarding our God, can we love them? Do we allow the Love of God to make inroads in our hearts to pray in a genuine way for such ones?
This dear sister, we know, takes the Unconditional undying stubborn love of God. The Agape Love that does not loose its shine.. that does not get tired or gives up... This is not a love that the world knows.. but it can experience it through those that are indwelled by Love Himself..
May more and more of our being be opened to the Lord dear sister. That FROM loving the Lord in a pure way we will be the channels of HIS love to others. We can truly love our husbands, our children, our family and friends, our enemies and those that hate us. Only Love Himself can do that in us. Loving Him takes care of all the other loves in our lives:)
Keep abiding In His love sister
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sandy
2007-09-18 11:58:31 · answer #11 · answered by Broken Alabaster Flask 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋