Is love really enough? I wrestle with my fundamental thinking all the time with this one. I so want to believe that it is, but somewhere in my ingrained mind that runs to the very core of my being, I hear the rantings of my old self.
"You have to balance love with the rest of scripture."
"God is a just God!"
"Love the sinner, hate the sin!"
As I said in my last post, I am reading the Bible again. Not studying it, just reading it. I am trying hard not to read it with any preconceived ideology. (Which is very hard when you have been indoctrinated for over 20 years of your life.) I am reading different versions of the Bible too. Whatever strikes my fancy that day... I read this scripture today and my old mind said, "Boy, that sure does sound New Age!! There has to be a counter for this scripture." But I stopped myself. Because it is just that beautiful.
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
Beautiful.
ReplyDelete