Someone said to me the other day: God’s love is conditional. If you don’t love Him back He’ll send you to hell.
I suppose, without glasses, you can see it this way. Let’s look at it another way.
God's love is available to everyone. I say available - not forced upon. As our Creator, He loves us and invites us to love Him back. It is an invitation, not a request or an order.
Forgive me if I put it another way: It’s like you buying a dog and loving him and caring for him. The dog can return this affection or he can bite you. If he does bite you the chances are you’ll forgive him and continue to love him. Unless he does it again and again incorrigibly.
The decision to return God’s love by accepting Him and accepting His Son Jesus rests entirely with us. So, to that extent therefore - yes, His love is conditional. It is conditional on us loving Him back and obeying His commandments.
For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not die but have eternal life. John 3:16.
...unconditional love is what is important, particularly when raising children.
ReplyDeleteThat is true; and we are God's children.
DeleteGod bless, Tom.
I do like the dog analogy, true.
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Thank you so much, Jack and Sherry.
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Hmmm...
ReplyDeleteThat's me thinking.
Good thinking, JoeH.
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That's a wonderful way of putting it! RSVP-ing 'yes'!
ReplyDeleteOf course we have a choice, it is to accept God or not.
DeleteGod bless you, Mevely.
It's an invitation we choose to accept or reject, but God continues to love us, even if we bite. Great thoughts, Victor!
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Despite the number of times we bite back, or reject Him; I believe God continues to love us. Like any good parent would.
DeleteGod bless you, Martha.
Dearest Victor,
ReplyDeleteGuess God would have lots of reasons for starting to 'bite' at people nowadays... he's so brutally abandoned and ignored!
Hugs,
Mariette
It is sad how many people ignore God in today's society.
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Nicely said, Victor.
ReplyDeleteThanx Bill.
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If God’s love is conditional or not, I will take all His love He is willing to give me. Praise the Lord, we have a choice, so I choose God. Thanks, Victor. Blessings
ReplyDeleteFor sure, we must accept God's love with open hearts, and reciprocate it by loving Him and all other people as He commanded.
DeleteGod bless, Nells.
AMEN!! We all have a choice!!!
ReplyDeleteYes indeed.
DeleteGod bless, Happyone.
As C.S. Lewis said, in the end, either we say to G-d, "Thy will be done," or He will tell us, "Thy will be done." It's not so much loving us conditionally as it is if we reject Him, He lets us.
ReplyDeleteVery well said, Mimi. We can, and many do, reject Him. How sad.
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This post was very similar to the sermon I heard at mass last night. Did you peek at the priest's notes, or did he peek at yours?
ReplyDeleteGood point, Kathy. Very good point!!!
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"...available - not forced upon...." Well-said.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, my friend.
DeleteGod bless you and yours, Brian.