Obviously it's not like the love you have for your spouse/partner or family. So, what does that love mean to you? How is it different? Is it really "love"?
2007-11-20 05:20:03 · 6 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The question, "Who really is my neighbor?" was posed to Jesus by a man that was expert in the law of Moses. The Jews thought that only other Jews should be treated as their neighbor. So in order not to offend his listeners, Jesus relayed the story that you are probably very familiar with; the Good Samaritan. Remember that it was a man that was a complete stranger to the poor soul that had been beaten and left for dead that attended to his wounds; actually a Samaritan helping a Jew, which would have been unheard of! But Jesus point was clear, and he asked the lawyer, "Who of these three seems to you to have made himself neighbor to the man that fell among the robbers?" The lawyer simply states,"The one that acted mercifully toward him." This shows us that our neighbors include people besides those of our own race and nationality. Jesus also gave his followers the command at John 13:34, 35- "I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves." That love means that we would not go to war against another with the same faith or any other faith. That love means we would not have seperations and divisions within our faith. We would love one another despite our age, our experiences, our race- we would love all people, because it is a command from Christ, the head of the Christian congregation, and in turn his head, our Creator, God. 1 Corinthians 11: 3 "But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; in turn the head of a woamn is the man; in turn the head of the Christ is God." This also is a different love that a man feels for a woman; this is agape or principaled love, the greatest love of all that was shown to us by God when he gave his Son as a ransom sacrifice for all mankind.
2007-11-20 05:51:24 · answer #1 · answered by PJ63 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is a verb, not an emotion.
Too often I've heard Christians say this meant to care for other Christians.
The only way in which the parable of the good Samaritan makes any sense is to care for someone in need, without regard to who or what they represent. That's the definition of "loving one's neighbor."
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2007-11-20 13:29:02 · answer #2 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"When you say"? I never say it, but when I hear it, I think it is puritanical hogwash. I don't like the idea of others telling me who to love or not to love, whatever their definition of love is. "I" decide who I will like or not like and "I" will decide who to help and not to help. I wish others would do the same. Now you tell me. Am I being ugly or honest?
2007-11-20 13:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love has nothing to do with sex. Love is caring and compassion for all things.
2007-11-20 13:31:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sexual healing by Marvin Gaye comes to mind.
2007-11-20 13:22:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
respect...
2007-11-20 13:30:19 · answer #6 · answered by az-bandit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋