What does God really love?
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do they have to do something that pleases Him before He loves them?
He said we must become like children in order to enter His kingdom -- why? because children do something that pleases Him? or because they are something? is His love a 'payment' remitted for an action or a 'reward' for a quality, at all? does He love for some reason intrinisic to Himself or is it a reaction to something we do or say or be ?
He said we must become like children in order to enter His kingdom -- why? because children do something that pleases Him? or because they are something? is His love a 'payment' remitted for an action or a 'reward' for a quality, at all? does He love for some reason intrinisic to Himself or is it a reaction to something we do or say or be ?
1-- New Testament commandments in groups with verses https://app.box.com/s/eptflx12r976xb2t569abnavicnsd3qo
there were 3 people in the verse i quoted. didn't know what two you were talking about.
you know, if you read the passage, both of them are in unbelief, saying 'if only you had been here' -- He's God, the physical presence of Jesus doesn't have to be there for life to persist. see: Luke 7:1-10 for example. and Jesus says, He is glad, for their sake, that He wasn't -- so that they may believe.
believe what?
but it's not because of their great doctrinal soundness. it's not because of how they were there weeping.
you know, if you read the passage, both of them are in unbelief, saying 'if only you had been here' -- He's God, the physical presence of Jesus doesn't have to be there for life to persist. see: Luke 7:1-10 for example. and Jesus says, He is glad, for their sake, that He wasn't -- so that they may believe.
believe what?
but it's not because of their great doctrinal soundness. it's not because of how they were there weeping.
It is His nature to love. God IS love 
I am not preaching a sermon or saying what to do. And I would not divine a sound sermon as that. Preachers should not be dictators and manipulators. Too many are. The Holy Spirit tells me what to believe, sometimes via a sermon, sometimes via a friend, sometimes via a loved one, but mostly via my personal study of Scripture while ETRSFing.
How to do ETRSFing:
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How to do ETRSFing:
http://livingforjude20to25.wixsite.com/for-bible-study
http://www.bibleloverbill.simplesite.com
God doesn't approve of Grace Only Religion:
1-- New Testament commandments in groups with verses https://app.box.com/s/eptflx12r976xb2t569abnavicnsd3qo
1-- New Testament commandments in groups with verses https://app.box.com/s/eptflx12r976xb2t569abnavicnsd3qo
if God doesn't love anyone who is selfish or arrogant, nuts to all humanity.
this doesn't say anything about 'why' He loved them - it just states that He does.
verse 2 talks about an action one of the three undertook --
but the text says He loves all three, not just Mary. so i don't think there's evidence here of Him loving these people because of what they do. that doesn't mean actions don't evoke His love, but that it's not what v. 2 is about -- v.2 is identifying who we're talking about, not explaining the statement in v. 5 that He loves them - because it's all three of them He loves, not just the one whose one action we're told about.
which is to say, i can't tell you what about their actions He appreciated because the text doesn't indicate He loves them because of their actions.
this doesn't say anything about 'why' He loved them - it just states that He does.
So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
When He heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was two more days, and then He said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”
(John 11:3-7)
verse 2 talks about an action one of the three undertook --
(This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)
but the text says He loves all three, not just Mary. so i don't think there's evidence here of Him loving these people because of what they do. that doesn't mean actions don't evoke His love, but that it's not what v. 2 is about -- v.2 is identifying who we're talking about, not explaining the statement in v. 5 that He loves them - because it's all three of them He loves, not just the one whose one action we're told about.
which is to say, i can't tell you what about their actions He appreciated because the text doesn't indicate He loves them because of their actions.
if God doesn't love anyone who is selfish or arrogant, nuts to all humanity.
this doesn't say anything about 'why' He loved them - it just states that He does.
verse 2 talks about an action one of the three undertook --
but the text says He loves all three, not just Mary. so i don't think there's evidence here of Him loving these people because of what they do. that doesn't mean actions don't evoke His love, but that it's not what v. 2 is about -- v.2 is identifying who we're talking about, not explaining the statement in v. 5 that He loves them - because it's all three of them He loves, not just the one whose one action we're told about.
which is to say, i can't tell you what about their actions He appreciated because the text doesn't indicate He loves them because of their actions.
this doesn't say anything about 'why' He loved them - it just states that He does.
So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
When He heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was two more days, and then He said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”
(John 11:3-7)
verse 2 talks about an action one of the three undertook --
(This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)
but the text says He loves all three, not just Mary. so i don't think there's evidence here of Him loving these people because of what they do. that doesn't mean actions don't evoke His love, but that it's not what v. 2 is about -- v.2 is identifying who we're talking about, not explaining the statement in v. 5 that He loves them - because it's all three of them He loves, not just the one whose one action we're told about.
which is to say, i can't tell you what about their actions He appreciated because the text doesn't indicate He loves them because of their actions.
have you ever written computer code?
part of the description here is like when you have nested 'for' loops
for i = 0:N_i
iterative; interesting
part of the description here is like when you have nested 'for' loops
for i = 0:N_i
for j = 0:N_j
for k = 0:N_k
((do stuff related to i & j & k))
end for
end for
end foriterative; interesting
How to do ETRSFing:
http://livingforjude20to25.wixsite.com/for-bible-study
http://www.bibleloverbill.simplesite.com
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