But even the later accounts which saddle Radha with a husband, throwing in a mother - in - law for good measure, persistently underline the adulterous
nature of her love for Krishna.
It is
the nature of love for the lover to give himself unconditionally to the beloved.
Not exact matches
(I
love the two -
for - one
nature of this fat releaser!)
These three brands have tapped into something deeper in all
of us with their spot - on video advertising campaigns that, respectively, inspire our
love of nature and adventure, our need
for human connection and the desire
for creative thought and expression.
The examples above are success stories because they draw from the «heart»
of the company — J. Peterman's
love for storytelling, Gert Boyle's tough
nature, and One Hour's commitment to saving the customer time.
«
Nature's goal is to get you addicted to the baby,» Maia Szalavitz, a science journalist who co-authored a book about the science
of bonding, called «Born
for Love», told Business Insider.
Local energy executive, financier, property developer is driven by passion
for energy and
love of nature
But let us take action carefully in order that the sickness
of our
nature may be perfectly healed and we thirst to come to God out
of love for Him and hatred
of this life and disgust with ourselves; that is, let us assiduously seek His healing grace.
It's all about
love for one another,
love or our world and acceptance
of our
nature.
Simply amazing how so many people can exsplain how God does not exsiste in the our world... have all these people not felt
Love,,,,,,, peace from within... the
nature of caring
for another... How about all they have been blessed with so far in life.
But in order
for love to determine the
nature of our relationship and to actually maintain it, we hold our opinions lightly and are honestly open
for change.
Since last week, I've been thinking about how differently my life and / or the world (all mankind) might have been, had I / we been taught what has been revealed to me over the last 20 + years and now know in my mind / heart is the truth / gospel
for me, about Father God's
love, character and
nature, the death
of Jesus and Salvation.
-LSB-...] i want to encourage you to read today's post by him... here's an exerpt: «But in order
for love to determine the
nature of our relationship and to actually maintain it, we hold our opinions lightly and are honestly open
for change.
Contrary to the plati - tudes abhorred by Lamott and put forth often by people who claim to be Christian, putting faith in God does not mean letting go, it means grabbing on to the truth
of God, trusting fully in Him, and acting responsively to His
love which endures
for us despite our undeserving
nature.
In sum, then, the penalty
for neglecting to allow
for a divine temporal freedom beyond that
of God's primordial
nature is to be required to grant, in effect, that the timeless and the abstract adequately describe the temporal and the concrete, even the concrete acts
of divine
love for individuals.2 Such a view does not agree with the deliverance
of religious experience.
As with the apple - tart, then, God's
love for this particular occasion is really his
love for this sort
of occasion inasmuch as the occasion instantiates one
of the abstract patterns valuated in the primordial
nature.
He, in his primordial
nature, is unmoved by
love for this particular, or that particular;
for in this foundational process
of creativity, there are no preconstructed particulars.
Ephesians 5:21 - 33's teaching on marriage is about changing that view
of marriage to one
of unity and
love — the kind
of love that could transform the authority - subordinate
nature of first - century Ephesian marriages, into what God desires
for marriage in the New Covenant: oneness, companionship and mutuality.
but if anyone truley had God in thier heart and had faith in the Lord... simply by folding your hands and asking God to enter your heart... (try it he will be there
for you, and you will feel the joy
of His
love), then they would never do things like this... he obviously was not a person who
loved God because No one with God in thier heart would want to do thing s like that... you HATE sin when you truely
love God, No ones perfect though, even those who belive in God we all stray from our beliefs, its human
nature and the devil takes advantage
of this.
These include: the feeling
of deep trust and at - homeness inside oneself, with others, and in the universe; a fundamental respect
for self, others, and
nature; the ability and the inclination to give and receive
love; a lively awareness
of the wonder
of the commonplace — awe in the presence
of a new baby, a sunset, a friendship; a philosophy
of life that makes sense and guides decisions toward responsible behavior; a dedication with enthusiasm to the larger good
of persons and society.
For this is the unfathomable
nature of love, that it desires equality with the beloved, not in jest merely, but in earnest and truth.
He then utilized terminology that
for decades informed the basic stance
of process theology on the
nature of true power, though, as we shall see, that is open to challenge: God «persuades the world by an act
of suffering with the kind
of power which leaves its object free to respond in humility and
love.»
This self
love is sin.God never forced chaos on us.we gave in to satan's lies about evil being an inherent necessity.Jesus said he was the way, the truth and life.He was the life (
love) that everyone craves
for, he is the truth which meant that his
love was our only need and he exposed the lies
of satan that we could attain bliss on subordinating people to our cravings.Sinning people don't accept a God who requires us to renounce ourselves because they are not convinced
of God's
love being enough
for them and they are afraid to destroy their identity and live
for the Glory
of God.So, upon death, these souls realize that the physical world was just a shadow
of God's
love (the
nature, food etc) and their own lies (violence, self
love etc) and realize that
love is their only need.They pursue it from other soul beings but are hurt that there's only hate and self
love.They are afraid to approach the light because they don't want to renounce their identity as they have not recognized God's
love before.
13 This freedom is not conditioned in any way by anything other than Godself: «God
loves because he
loves; because this act is His being, His essence and His
nature... God's
loving is necessary,
for it is the being, the essence and the
nature of God,» but this is a necessity grounded in God's freedom and nowhere else.14
Since all
of creation is made
for Christ, then
for the coming
of Christ there had to be within creation a
nature capable
of understanding and freely responding to God's
love.
For in Jesus Love became incarnate and was lived in a human nature to the end, and that end was just the beginning for the rest of manki
For in Jesus
Love became incarnate and was lived in a human
nature to the end, and that end was just the beginning
for the rest of manki
for the rest
of mankind.
God in His will through history had into reality seemingly illogical or cruel events to happen in our world, but no one is spared if the purpose is
for the good
of humanity, wars pestilence even the holocust has a reason and purpose beyond our comprehension at our times but will be reveald in the future, The Phillipine catasthrophy
for example is viewed by some as Gods punishment, we experienced the brunt
of natures punishing power but it also unveiled the true feelings and concern
of the whole world in helping us materially and spiiritually by aiding and consoling us that was unprecedented in history, The whole world had demostrated, to me, a kind
of humanitarian concern and
love that trancends races and culture, A kind
of demonstration by higher being the we humans is one with Him.The cost
of human lives and misery is nothing in history compared to its positve historical consequences
The easiest access point
for most is to say that because God IS
love, then God's very
nature is
loving, and so God's use
of power is not coercive - it is persuasive (almost seductive).
There can be little question that Whitehead himself accepted this; he believed that the tenderness, sympathy, and
love which were shown in Jesus» life and death are in fact the disclosure
of the
nature of the Divine Reality who is the chief — although not the only — principle
of explanation
for all that has been, is, and will be.
They have been led, often unwillingly, to affirm that
Love in its infinite capacity for relationships and its profound participation in that in which it is at work, is the very nature of God himself; they have found in that love the clue to God's way of working in the wo
Love in its infinite capacity
for relationships and its profound participation in that in which it is at work, is the very
nature of God himself; they have found in that
love the clue to God's way of working in the wo
love the clue to God's way
of working in the world.
The undeniable fact that Jesus
loves ALL mankind seems to be lost upon many who profess to follow Him, while the fact that He came to deliver us from the bondage
of «natural» desires, those carnal impulses which contradict the spiritual
nature for which we were created, seems lost on many others without regard to any principles
of character which conflict with the principle «if it feels good, it must be right».
But that's OK because we are beloved by God not because
of our religious beliefs; but because unconditional
love between the Three Persons
of the Holy Trinity and
for their creation is the very
Nature of God.
This obstinacy is like the infantile notion
of a child, who in his lack
of judgment even sets up a cleft in the father's
nature;
for the child imagines that the father is the
loving one, that punishment on the other hand is something that a bad man has invented.
If the history
of nature is a result
of unilateral, divine control, then God's
love must be questioned,
for the history
of life on earth does not readily attest to the existence
of an all - controlling and all -
loving God.
Love then, between a man and a woman, is a mimetic phenomenon in that it reflects God's reconciliation to man and nature; «For love does not exist where two beings are in need of each other but where each could exist independently, such as in the case with God who is already in and of Himself - suapte natura - the being God (der Seyende): here then each could be for itself without considering it an act of privation to be for itself, even though it will not want to...&ra
Love then, between a man and a woman, is a mimetic phenomenon in that it reflects God's reconciliation to man and
nature; «
For love does not exist where two beings are in need of each other but where each could exist independently, such as in the case with God who is already in and of Himself - suapte natura - the being God (der Seyende): here then each could be for itself without considering it an act of privation to be for itself, even though it will not want to...&raq
For love does not exist where two beings are in need of each other but where each could exist independently, such as in the case with God who is already in and of Himself - suapte natura - the being God (der Seyende): here then each could be for itself without considering it an act of privation to be for itself, even though it will not want to...&ra
love does not exist where two beings are in need
of each other but where each could exist independently, such as in the case with God who is already in and
of Himself - suapte natura - the being God (der Seyende): here then each could be
for itself without considering it an act of privation to be for itself, even though it will not want to...&raq
for itself without considering it an act
of privation to be
for itself, even though it will not want to...&raq
for itself, even though it will not want to...»
... to the Name, the Nurture and the
Nature of Father Gods
loving heart
for all his Sons and Daughters, which includes all
of mankind.
It suggests that the whole
of nature is part
of the divine self; it shows how the exploitation
of nature impoverishes the very richness
of divine experience; it encourages a respect
for the intrinsic value
of individual organisms; and, in saying that God
loves the world as a self
loves a body, it suggests that embodiedness itself is a good to be cherished rather than an evil to be avoided (McFague, 74).
God creates the world
of Jesus, the world conformed to his infinite
love for his Son in the joy and light
of the Spirit; he thereby also wills his goodness in all his creatures infinitely, which is to say he wills this world
for eternal union with him in
love, and he wills that we should become partakers
of the divine
nature.
Jesus is the imago Dei uncorrupted, so that John's Gospel can insist that,
for Jesus, «Whoever has seen me has seen the Father» (14:9).4 In light
of this realization, three provocatively new foci will occupy our immediate attention: the proclamation
of the impending arrival
of the basileia tou theou; the significance
of the crucifixion (and resurrection)
of Jesus
for understanding the
nature of divine power; and the Johannine conviction that
love characterizes the very essence
of God.
Unfortunately, as a former Christian, well acquainted with sin and confession and the whole bloody business
of sacrifice to appease Someone who thinks that shows «
love,» I question the whole ancient story, all the animals killed, all the trees cut down (
for temples and churches and crosses and «holy books») and all the human beings left to feel separated again and again from the universe,
Nature, each other and their «gods.»
This certainly is
for the best; nothing could be more splendid, nothing more rewarding, than the confident assurance that we matter to God and that he is both able and willing to use what we have done, and hence what we are,
for the further expression
of the
love which is the divine
nature and purpose.
All the ugliness seen in the OT does not fit with the Jesus I see
of the Gospels, so that I hold at arms length until I have been in relationship with others long enough
for my inner self to show me how it does fit with the all
loving nature of Jesus Christ.
It is perfectly possible
for a preacher simply to affirm that «God is
Love» as if it were an interesting significant speculation about the
nature of the divine reality.
Note also the key passages in the New Testament that define the quality
of God ~ s
love; if our
love for one another depends on his
love for us, we must get very clear the
nature of that
love.
The very extravagance
of them shows that Jesus was well aware what a lot he was demanding
of human
nature when he substituted «
Love your enemies»
for «
Love your neighbor.»
I have different understandings
of (1) what it means
for God to judge, (2) the
nature of sin and evil, and (3) what
love can and can not do.
Tommy God has already forgiven you
for your sin the moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards bren
for your sin the moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid
for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards bren
for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle
for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards bren
for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always
loves us but because
of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our
nature only Christ can do that our old
nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it
For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards bren
For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess
of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None
of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power
of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards brentnz
For by its very
nature every genuine testimony
of love which we show to those in heaven tends toward and terminates in Christ, who is the «crown
of all saints.»
It is prior to us -LSB-...]
Nature speaks to us
of the Creator (cf. Rom 1:20) and his
love for humanity.
Created in the image and likeness
of God, principally in the soul, he yearns
for more; he yearns
for the soul's trueenvironment which is the
love and knowledge
of God,
for the goal and purpose
of all spiritual
nature is to rest in God.