Lady Crosstalk, Pearl, Stranger;
A couple of thoughts from my perspective...
Perhaps you have or have not Considered...
1) Love ~ Hate
Love and Hate are not opposites.
Hate means a strong disLIKE.
Thus Hate is the opposite of Like.
God said:
Mal 1:
[1] ...the word of the LORD ...
[2] ...I loved Jacob...
[3] And I hated Esau...
God said:
Zech 8
[17] ...these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
Clearly God HATES "people" AND "things" AND "things people Do".
It is people who say....
Love the sinner, but Hate the sin.
People are held accountable for what they DO.
If one ONLY hates the SiN...is it the SIN that becomes accountable For the act of the man?
No. Sin is not punished. The man himself bares the burden and accountability.
God Loves NOTHING about SIN.
The WHOLE teaching in Scripture is ABOUT:
HOW Gods Created MAN-KIND of thing, is naturally born AGAINST God;
And HOW God has provided a "WAY" for a naturally Created MAN-KIND of thing, TO become "MADE" IN Gods "LIKENESS", By His Grace, THROUGH His Power.
Grace IS Gods Action.
Power IS Gods Spirit which IS Christ.
1 Cor 1
[24] But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
God HATES, that which is NOT "LIKE" GOD...
People, Things, Behaviors.
The word "HATE" has become Perverted.
God IS LOVE, and LOVES all of His Creations.
What Gods HATES, is that not ALL of His Creations WILL CHOOSE to Love Him, and Desire to BE LIKE HIM.
Personally, I do not say, Hate the Sin, but Love the sinner.
Gods Grace is Forward TO...
An "UN-forgiven" Sinner.
(As we become "FORGIVEN", while still IN our natural Likeness, since God does not Save the Saved)
And Once Forgiven...
A "FORGIVEN" Sinner, is in a Different "Degree" / "measurement" OF being "Love-ED'.
A "FORGIVEN" Sinner, IS: BELOVED By God.
And "BELOVED" means;
MUCH Loved; DEARLY Loved.
2) Love
What IS Love?
God IS Love.
Love IS an Emotion, that comes from the HEART.
Love IS Revealed, Via an Action Toward Another that IS Loved.
Gods Action is to Forgive His Loved Creations.
( God does not FORCE His Forgiveness (salvation or quickening) UPON any man. A man must Desire and Ask God for Forgiveness)
A Forgiven man, THEN becomes "BELOVED"..
Dearly Loved, Much Loved.
Love (not Beloved) means; Doing what is Good for Another;
Regardless of the Consquences.
There Comes IN the dilemma of the ENEMY. How does one LOVE an ENEMY?
Gods ENEMY, IS Against God.
Mans ENEMY, IS Against the man.
God KNOWS who IS Against HIM, Against His Likeness.
Men ALSO KNOWS who IS Against him, Against his Likeness.
And...IF a man WHO is NOT in another mans LIKENESS...Would such a man support, promote, participate in...THINGS the person, NOT in his likeness does?
God Doesn't, and neither are we to do so.
Yet...IF a man WHO is NOT in another mans LIKENESS...and such man be IN DISTRESS, IN a HARDSHIP...
Have a flat tire, need medical assistance, drowning, ask you for help, being wrongly accused, etc. WOULD YOU HELP HIM?
God Would, and so also are we to do so.
(Gods greatest Adversary is satan, YET God gives him a position of great power, authority, control, that he may do things IN Opposition To God.)
Men "NOT" In Christ, CAN and DO, the complete Opposite of LOVE...which IS:
To LOATH.
Men "IN" Christ, CAN and DO, "LOVE" their ENEMIES..."simply because they are Commanded to do so"? No.
No. They CAN and DO "Love" their "ENEMIES", BECAUSE such a man HAS "GIVEN" God the Authority for His Spirit (POWER] to Dwell Within the man; and it is BY and THROUGH the POWER of God within such a man, the man IS IN Gods LIKENESS;
To Love ALL of Gods Creations.
It is the LOVE toward an ENEMY, that a man IN Christ, will instinctly AID another, Friend or Foe.
It is the HATE toward an ENEMY, that a man IN CHRIST, will instinctly NOT support that which God Hates.
It is the WORLD, that Dictates to TOLERATE, SUPPORT, PROMOTE, ADVOCATE and ACCEPT that WHICH is your ENEMY.
It is God who Teaches, A MAN "IN" CHRIST, is NOT "OF" the "THIS" WORLD. Thus what the "WORLD" Accepts, IS NOT the SAME, which a MAN "IN" CHRIST Accepts.
( And thereafter comes the Namecalling...toward an unaccepting man;
Hater, bigot, racist, homophobe, extremist, mean, anti-blah, blah, )
And so what? The name calling, requires no explanation; but to say, That is HATE, expected because I am NOT "OF" the World.
John 17
[14] I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
3) Gay
Gay IS Apparel that is NOT ragged.
Gay IS a State of joyfullness.
Homosexuals have Adopted the term Gay, as a Description "OF" one "BEING" a Homosexual.
Hetersexuals have Accepted Homosexuals "Highjacking" the Term Gay, TO APPLY ONLY to Homosexuals.
Homosexuals may certainly wear Apparel that is not ragged.
Homosexuals may certainly be Joyful...
But la de da....the same applies to Heterosexuals!
Not a Secret ... THE WORLD shall TURN the TRUTH INTO A LIE.
Marriage was Established to be between A man and A woman, Bonding Together; A stronger Vessel with a weaker Vessel; and Purposed for their Bond to Pro-Create MORE "vessels" (bodies).
It is a foreshadow; (for a coming preparation)
Of mankind (a weak Vessel) Bonding with a Stronger Vessel..."mankind AND God" Through Gods Word (Jesus), Gods Power (Christ) and Gods Wisdom (Christ the Lord Jesus).
Abomination means; Hatred and Disgust.
Why would HOMOSEXUALITY be an ABOMINATION unto God?
The FACT IS: A forgiven, saved, born again, glorified man............BECOMES;
God Inheritance!
Homosexuals partners; CAN NOT, DO NOT reproduce offspring.
In essence; Homosexual partners, BY their OWN choosing; CAN NOT, DO NOT, have an Inheritance Offering unto God.
And FYI, God is a Jealous God. He WANTS His Inheritance. He has provided man-KIND of thing, with the seed (sperm & egg) to GIVE God His Inheritance....
God has ALSO provided an Inheritance for man-KIND in His earthly Kingdom.....LAND to occupy. Wonder if SOME, who were ABLE to Give God His Inheritance and WITHHELD it, will Hate and Be Disgusted when they do not receive an Inheritance of LAND, In Gods Earthly Kingdom...
Perversions abound ~
Gay ~ hijacked, represents Homosexuals only
Rainbow ~ hijacked, represents Homosexuals only
Marriage ~ corrupted, No longer represents A man and A woman being JOINED in Wed-LOCK.
Marriage IS between A man and A woman.
God placed prohibitions ON paticular Men and Women to become Married.
Secular Laws place prohibition, conditions, qualifiers ON particular Male and Females to become Married.
Why are people of the SAME gender NOW Accepted in a LEGAL MARRIAGE?
~ RIGHTS??~
What about 5 year olds, or 14 year olds who want to Marry?
What about a man who wants to marry his car?
What about a woman who wants to marry her pet cat?
What about a man who wants to marry his natural adult daughter?
What about an old woman who lives in a Shoe and wants to marry her Shoe and be happy and gay reproducing a bunch of little baby Shoes?
Really? Does any of those things REQUIRE a LEGAL Acceptance BY a Government?
What shall the Government "LEGALLY" NEXT....forgo of its prohibitions, conditions and qualifiers?
No...prohibitions, conditions, qualifiers ON...
Granted citizenship, Visas, Licensing, Welfare, Loans, Employment, Travel, Gambling, Abortions, Murder, Drugs, Hunting, Planting, blah, blah, blah???
Sort of seems to BE the Trend the World is promoting....eh?
Glory to God,
Taken