Loving God

[Pete]

Question.

Would a loving God ever reject people who love?

[Fawzo]

Question.

Would a loving God ever reject people who love?

Well depends on what kind of love he exhibited. In the Greek we have Phileo (brotherly love), Eros (erotic love) and Agape (selfless love).

If we anthropomorphisize human love onto him anything is possible.

If he is a God of agape love, as I believe, then your answer is no. He couldn't and wouldn't even reject those who hate, murder and even torture others.

Edited November 7, 2007 by Fawzo

[emalpaiz]

Question.

Would a loving God ever reject people who love?

I do not think that God rejects anyone. God's love is there for all.

Hermano Luis

Moriviví Hermitage

[RevRainbow]

I do not think that God rejects anyone. God's love is there for all.

Hermano Luis

Moriviví Hermitage

I agree. It is up to us to open our minds and hearts and receive that love or continue to walk in darkness (as some prefer to do).

[RevRainbow]

I do not think that God rejects anyone. God's love is there for all.

Hermano Luis

Moriviví Hermitage

I agree. It is up to us to open our minds and hearts and receive that love or continue to walk in darkness (as some prefer to do).

[RevRainbow]

I do not think that God rejects anyone. God's love is there for all.

Hermano Luis

Moriviví Hermitage

I agree. It is up to us to open our minds and hearts and receive that love or continue to walk in darkness (as some prefer to do).

[emalpaiz]

I agree. It is up to us to open our minds and hearts and receive that love or continue to walk in darkness (as some prefer to do).

I strongly believe that.

Hermano Luis

[Coolhand]

Question.

Would a loving God ever reject people who love?

You haven't given enough information to answer that. Specifically like, does this loving God require anything? What do you mean by reject? What do you mean by love?

[RobinD69]

I have to agree with Rev Rainbow and Emalpaiz.It is not God who rejects us,be we choose to reject Him.Coolhand also made a good point in that you gave to little information.

[SilverRose]

Question.

Would a loving God ever reject people who love?

if you mean "love" as the term is intended- no.

if you mean what is too often passed off as that word, such as perversions, lust, etc.,- I don't believe he would reject the "people," but would certainly look unfavorably at their "actions."

[Henri the Noachide]

I agree with you Heart of Fire... We cannot understand the term love in a very humanly fashion. However, we can understand love towards G-d as a lover do. Since the Scriptures have to speak the language of men in order to make us understand, we can direct our loving thoughts towards G-d and feel inspired with His Great Might and Awe! When one feel it and know it, the feeling of love will come to him.

As to the question will G-d 'reject' loves, I would say no. If you love HaShem (G-d) with all your heart and soul as well as whole-heartedly, HaShem will gladly accept you and guide you as his children. Love between HaShem and His creations is almost comparable to love between parents and their children. However, if you direct lust towards HaShem, I think this will be counted as a perversion as G-d is not human nor your spouse!

[Qryos]

~ Hello & Welcome Henri! {That can be whatever drink ya want... }

The Scriptures speak of love, yes, to place it in human terms.

But is God truly understandable within those confinements? I wonder about that.

[Wizard Adam]

We all go to heaven by God's grace. I am forever telling my mother in law (evangelist/Pentacost) she is going to be very surprised who makes it to heaven and who doesn't

[emalpaiz]

In the Sanatana Dharma there is a school of spiritual devotion called Bhakti Yoga. In said school we convert our human love into love for God.

We learn to love God as we love our Mother or Father; as a Mother or Father loves his/her child; as a servant loves his/her good master; as a lover loves his/her beloved; as a husband or wife loves his/her spouse. It is said that God receives all these forms of love as special offerings to Him/Her if offered with sincerity and faith.

The Beloved One says, "Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart -- a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water -- I partake of that love offering. Whatever you do, make it an offering to me..." (Srimad Bhagavad Gita 9:26-27).

Hermano Luis

Moriviví Hermitage

[Jason Wilkins]

Mi Hermano,

Tu hablas verdad. Gracias por este regalo mas hermoso.

The only thing we need do is recognize God in everyone and love one another. Even the tortured soul that commits heinous and vicious crimes is created of God for a purpose. We can not always see the purpose for the failings of our self-centered fears and prejudices, but it is there regardless.

"...And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest. of these is love"

When we love God truly, we will love each other completely

When we love each other completely, we love God fully.