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One Love
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   Posted 2/28/2011 12:02 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Love requires personal sensitivity (vulnerability) to the beloved.
 
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Love is never INsensitive to the "other".  Never totally aloof from the "other's" sins and struggles...or joys and triumphs. 
 
That's why it takes strength to love.   Strength to will to maintain personal vulnerability to a self-destructive and other-exploitative "other" (the "enemy" )
 
Actually, that's why it takes "apatheia" to love.
 
God's apatheia allows him to love us as sinners.  Our "apatheia" in God in Christ allows us to love God, others, and ourselves as sinners.
 
Whacha think?  Make sense?
 
 


Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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   Posted 2/28/2011 12:07 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I think a primary reason people fail to give love is that they don't want to put themselves in emotional positions to be HURT again...and again...and again. They will choose to do without love and friendship to avoid betrayal and pain, both from self and others.
 
Who wants to keep their hearts open to oneself and others...only to be rejected and hurt? 
 
It's easier to CLOSE one's heart to oneself and the other.

Yeah...


Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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   Posted 2/28/2011 12:09 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
But...

"Long as I got King Jesus, I don't need nobody else."

Word is bond.


Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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   Posted 2/28/2011 12:15 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Jesus, I have nothing but You. You are my everything.

There is nothing else.

You are my everything
You are my everything
You, my everything
Everything, everything, everything


It's all because of you
I'm never sad and blue
You've brightened up my day
In your own special way
Whenever you're around
I'm never feeling down
You are my trusted friend
On you I can depend


You take me away
From the pain
And you bring me paradise
And when there are cloudy
days you brought sunshine in my life
It never occurred
To me the first time I saw your face
I would fall so deep in love
That your love can't be replaced

You are my everything (you are my everything)
love so good, so good only you can bring
You are my everything
You are everything
and everything is you


My darling only you
Can make my dreams come true
And every night I pray
You'll never go away
I promise I will try
Until the day I die
To treat you like a king
Cause you are my everything

(Bridge)

(Chorus)

You are everything
And everything is you
(Repeat 4x's)

When you're lovin me
With your lovin arms around me
When you're lovin me
Said I feel so safe I found security
When you're lovin me
Forever I want you to hold me
My everything
my every every every everything
Breathe baby

(Chorus)

You take me away


Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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One Love
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   Posted 2/28/2011 12:23 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
But then again...

when there's "only Jesus"...

then there's the "neighbor" and the "Body" (both of which can be the "enemy" )
 
And Jesus says to love them...regardless of how much they hurt you.

DANG!

rotfl rotfl rotfl

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April 02, 2009 Length: 13:42

Matthew examines the necessity of loving Christ above all.


Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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   Posted 2/28/2011 1:01 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
"Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them."

And let's not forget what that teaching is...

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Torah-asserted, Jesus-affirmed Commandments from God

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

 

Torah-asserted, Jesus-affirmed Criteria for "Loving Your Neighbor As Yourself"(Leviticus 19:9-18)
1) When you gain from your work, don't just think about yourself. Think of the poor and the wayfarer.
2) Don't steal.
3) Don't operate by false pretenses or motives.
4) Don't lie to each other.
5) Don't oppress or rob your neighbor.
6) Don't mistreat the physically (or mentally) challenged.
7) Don't promote injustice or partiality. Judge righteously.
8) Don't slander others.
9) Don’t threaten the life of your neighbors.
10) Don't hate your brother (or sister) "in your heart."
11) Don't take vengeance for yourself.
12) Don't hold a grudge against your neighbor.

 

The "New" Commandment from Jesus...

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another."

"This is my command: Love each other."

 

Verification of Jesus' teachings by His followers...

"For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another." --1 John 3:11

 

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”  --Galatians 5:13-14

 

The Core Message of Jesus as God's Prophet and Messenger:

Human beings are to express singular worship of and submission to the One Uncreated Creator by a) thanksgiving, adoration and glorification to the Creator and b) works of loving-kindness and compassion to others and ourselves. In this, we are also to consecrate ourselves and be holy, compassionate, merciful, and loving because our Creator is holy, compassionate, merciful and loving.


Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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One Love
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   Posted 2/28/2011 1:29 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Whew! Holy Spirit, I cry Uncle. I can't obey Jesus' without You...no way! Sheesh! drowning


Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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   Posted 2/28/2011 11:41 PM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Love the "Hurt Again" song though I don't think there is anything wrong with one not putting themselves in the place for romantic love when they've been stung one too many times.  To close oneself off completely to love or other healthy relationships is just dehumanizing.  One of, if not the most important reason I liked the movie Unleashed. 


Brandon
It is the purpose that makes strong the vow, but vows to every purpose must not hold.--A friend.
To love without love is slavery--Mother Teresa

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