Comments:Chronological Reverse Threaded

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paji2 wrote on Aug 14
Very true; in his first letter, John makes that point very clear."Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." (1 John 4;7& 8, NKJ)

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mercedo wrote on Aug 14
In the first place I thought God is far and exists beyond our comprehension. It was just the objective of admiration. As I heard his explanation I feel him much closer to me. I can simply believe in God if God is the representation of those virtues.

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eglamkowski wrote on Aug 14
What does that mean for those who know only unrequited love? :-/

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infinitemonkey wrote on Aug 14
Than you only have half a God. ;-)Cheers,Ethelred

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mercedo wrote on Aug 14
I don't know about religious belief. But if God is the personification of these virtues, we have nothing for it but to believe in God.
I think love is in essence a requited one, never mind.

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eglamkowski wrote on Aug 14
A little bit of Les Miserables you might appreciate:We are equally far removed from the hosanna of Joseph de Maistre, who wound up by anointing the executioner, and from the sneer of Voltaire, who even goes so far as to ridicule the cross.An illogical act on Voltaire's part, we may remark, by the way; for Voltaire would have defended Jesus as he defended Calas; and even for those who deny superhuman incarnations, what does the crucifix represent? The assassinated sage.

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controlgroup wrote on Aug 14
I'm sorry but I don't think this makes sense. Are you saying that if you don't believe in God you can't love, or have wisdom? Because that's silly. Lots of people love without God. Lots of people have loved so much that they forgive Christians who tortured them to death because they didn't believe; for example, the cathars did exactly this during the inquisition.

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ullangoo wrote on Aug 14
Of course you can love without believing in any God or gods. It's the other way around, I think: if you don't love, you don't really believe in a higher being. Or you think you believe because you've been taught certain things, but you don't know God.

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ullangoo wrote on Aug 14
You can believe in love - and love others - without absolutely having to personify the concept. It's a personal choice.