I dunno about that. He burned Sodom and Gomorrah for way less than what happens on a typical Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco. He'd change his mind if they genuinely repented but salvation would be a long arduous process for those sick fucks. Sodom and Gomorrah didn't have pedophiles using chemicals and mutilating themselves to live out a degenerate fetish.
What you're saying and what you're quoting still mean two different things.
To love someone just as they are is to give the impression that you are not requiring change. Love is an obligation that goes two ways. God is prepared to love everyone, should they seek redemption and accept his teachings. From what I just read from John 12 to John 15, it sounds like even Christ's disciples are only "in My love", so long as they abide by his teachings. Meaning that that is the obligation: do the right thing, receive the benefits of righteousness.
If and only if you are prepared to do those righteous things, will you receive the benefits of righteousness, and be "in God's love".
Basically God can't love you until you love God. Or in another word: Love is an obligation that you have to devote to righteousness, for you to receive the benefit of that obligation.
Absolutely not. The whole point is that you have to change who you are and can't do that without Christ. Romans 3:23-26.
I dunno about that. He burned Sodom and Gomorrah for way less than what happens on a typical Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco. He'd change his mind if they genuinely repented but salvation would be a long arduous process for those sick fucks. Sodom and Gomorrah didn't have pedophiles using chemicals and mutilating themselves to live out a degenerate fetish.
I haven't seen San Francisco demand to rape angels to death. They're deprived, but haven't gone as far.
Just kids.
Yeah, they would gladly accept Lot's daughters as an offering.
I believe the idea is that he hates the sin, but loves the sinner.
Exactly. Loves everyone but hates sin. I guess tweets like that are meant to stick it to Christianity
What you're saying and what you're quoting still mean two different things.
To love someone just as they are is to give the impression that you are not requiring change. Love is an obligation that goes two ways. God is prepared to love everyone, should they seek redemption and accept his teachings. From what I just read from John 12 to John 15, it sounds like even Christ's disciples are only "in My love", so long as they abide by his teachings. Meaning that that is the obligation: do the right thing, receive the benefits of righteousness.
If and only if you are prepared to do those righteous things, will you receive the benefits of righteousness, and be "in God's love".
Basically God can't love you until you love God. Or in another word: Love is an obligation that you have to devote to righteousness, for you to receive the benefit of that obligation.
I'm not Christian either. I think your conclusion makes sense.