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NASB | John 13:34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 13:34 "I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too are to love one another. |
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Bible Note: Xerxes First what I said was love is an emotion, a motivator, an attitude. Love in itself does nothing. If a man says he loves a women and does nothing, nothing is exactly what he will have. I can love my neighbor to death but if he was in the water drowning and unless I was willing to risk all and reach out my hand to save him my love would be nothing. We see it all the time in marriages two people love each other, but they also happen to love themselves more and the marriage dissolves. I'm saying love is important, love is essential but unless we put action to that love it nothing more than a word. God has called us to holiness, obedience, service, faith and action. we can sit around all day and love but until we put legs to our love it serves no purpose. I never meant to equate his stance of Romans 13 to anything John Lennon said. If that is the understanding you got then I apologize for that misunderstanding. What I meant and believe I did say is this. To say all you need is love is totally absurd. You first need Jesus Christ. John Lennon in his song "All you need is Love" tried to sell the idea that love would cure the ills of the world. Nothing but the Blood of Jesus cures the ills of this world. For someone anyone to come to a forum and make a statement that love is all you need is patently wrong. It was never my intention to say or imply any concept set down by Paul under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit was Humanist. I said incorrectly applying that principal to negate any other requirement but love was humanist. I fail to understand why what I'm saying is such a mystery to you or anyone else. Love must be put into action before it serves it's purpose. Once again 1 John 3:18 says it best. If this hasn't cleared up my position on this then I suspect I will be unable to clear it up and therefore it is best I remain silent on this issue which I will do unless someone else tries to slander me. And this is not an implication in any way that Xerxes attempted to slander me. EdB |