In one of a few posts which pondered the question, "Does God Have a Dark Side?", I made the mistake of leaving the most important observation until last. So right up front today, here's another take on it.
Tag: Love
Excuses For Altering Truth
A Facebook friend of mine who's a pastor recently shared a quote from someone he looks up to. It went something like this: "If I have all my doctrine right but have not love, I am nothing".
Love and Justice.
God is love, and God is justice. You can't have one without the other. You can't have up without down. You can't have hot without cold. You can't have low without high., and you can't have love without justice. Don't believe in dualism? You're shooting yourself in the foot.
Doing Love.
I'm no expert on the subject of love, but I've been around for a while, and from my experience and perspective, passive love-the kind you feel inside-isn't of much use at all. If you can't show it or do it or speak it, with warmth and sincerity, it isn't love at all. Don't kid yourself that you're a loving person if you don't act it out: you aren't.
The Consequences of Free Love.
I know that out there are many millions of people with good hearts, and with good attitudes and good intentions. Therefore to some of you what I have to say may sound rather pessimistic. That's not my intention, because I'm convinced that in the end God wins, and His ways will prevail.
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 