Imagine if those of us who claim to follow Jesus Christ
actually loved our neighbors as we loved ourselves.
Not exact matches
So, if you have
actually read a bible and have a better argument for me than «I want proof» (because there is none, it's a religious BELIEF) or that Christians judge people or hate people (because
as a TRUE Christian you must not judge & you must
love thy
neighbor) then I'm all for it!
One might paraphrase the version of the summary of the law
as actually understood by many representatives of modern Western theology
as «Thou shalt
love thy
neighbor with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength.
This is going to be a shock — the men who
actually wrote all the parts in the Bible and made changes to the infrastructure of Christianity — including Constantine circa 300 AD in Rome — were not afraid of unleashing the occasional metaphor... in other words the Bible is not entirely literal — no, you are supposed to use your imagination... In many cases the disciples didn't
actually witness an event — it was long distance and time altered hearsay — God figured Man could handle that... So don't be afraid to dilute - God's cool with that —
as long
as you do the right thing in life — feed the poor, help your
neighbor, don't kill or covet - just be a good and decent person - smile,
love and give generously... God doesn't need robots — He wants thoughtful individuals who help!!!
And the president
actually, in his heart believes in Christ's wish, «
love thy
neighbor as thy self, THIS is the GREATEST commandment» Who knows what Romney really cares about.
If this man
actually reads the word of God he would know that it is not his job to be judging others (Luke 6:36) and the bible wants us to
love our
neighbors as ourselves (Mark 30:31).
I don't know if this helps, but there are those of us who are Jesus - ed up who hear everything you are saying and are going to keep shouting with you because we think Jesus
actually meant what he said «
love your
neighbor as yourself.»