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.
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.