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NASB | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
Bible Question: If Love is the Greatest Commandment, then why is it today that I hear so many No-believers refer to Christians as being not loving? Have they forgot this Most higest commandment? I personally am seeing too many Christians being bound by the Law and not the Spirit, they cannot look into the heart of a person and seek compassion, they are too busy trying to argue thier point instead of seeing the point of a person needing loving guidance and direction. Is not the Father in heaven a Loving God? Is this not what we need to display? |
Bible Answer: The First and Greatest commandment as Jesus gave us in Matthew 22:37-38 (37)Love The Lord Your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.(38) This is the first and greatest commandment. Then Jesus goes on to say in verse 39..And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself... As in all people, you will see Christians that do not walk the walk so to speak. But a True Christian, one that follows Jesus' greatest commandments will show the Light of Christ, they will show love and compassion. Jesus never meant for us to, "argue," any biblical points. He does however want us to spread the gospel and help bring lost souls to him. Yes, our God is a loving God and he does understand that not everyone thinks and feels the same way, but we as Christians have scriptural knowledge that we want to share with others. Its not a, "point," we're trying to get across, but the truth about our Savior Jesus Christ. By doing this we are showing that we Love God with our hearts, souls and minds as well as loving our neighbors. If we didn't feel love, would we care about sharing the gospel with others? If you were a doctor and you came upon an accident scene and a victim is injured and you see that there are people at the scene trying to help this dying person, but are doing the wrong thing, would you not step in and say, hold on you are giving the wrong treatment to that person? When we meet unbelievers that are in need of help, we show love by showing them the right way to go. Christ's way. Many people have a problem with listening to the scriptures because they are sinners and have a rough time admitting that. They sometimes feel that we as Christians are judgemental and unloving because we tell them they are on the wrong path. But we are not doing it out of personal judgement, but out of love so that we may bring the Light of Christ into that person's life. I was such a person. For years my saved family tried to show me the way, but I felt that they were judgemental and wouldn't listen. Then years later and many heartaches later I met a coworker that shined the Light Of Christ everywhere she went. After inquiring about her peacefullness, she shared Jesus with me and months later, I was saved. As for being bound by law, We are not saved by law, we are saved by grace. Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith _ and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works so that no one can boast. I do hope that you can find a Christian to discuss this all with. It sounds as though you need some loving compassion. I will pray that you find it...Love In Christ, Barb |