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Why doesn't God love his enemies?

 
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Why doesn't God love his enemies?
Why doesn't God love his enemies? Because that would be insane? Yet, that's what he wants us to do?
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Your concept of love is slavery and power manipulation.

He is doing you a favor.
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43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your friends, hate your enemies.’ 44 But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. 46 Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that! 47 And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that! 48 You must be perfect—just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

(Matthew 5:43-48)
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43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your friends, hate your enemies.’ 44 But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. 46 Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that! 47 And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that! 48 You must be perfect—just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

(Matthew 5:43-48)
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Your entire new testament is a literal curse to me and a prison.

Never quote this garbage again.
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I always wanted to know, did you write the new testament at Woodstock, or before?
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43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your friends, hate your enemies.’ 44 But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. 46 Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that! 47 And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that! 48 You must be perfect—just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

(Matthew 5:43-48)
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And here you have the OT denouncing Jesus' teaching as shameful & murderous!-->

<< 2 Samuel 19 >> 5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines; 6 In that
thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
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43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your friends, hate your enemies.’ 44 But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. 46 Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that! 47 And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that! 48 You must be perfect—just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

(Matthew 5:43-48)
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And here you have the OT denouncing Jesus' teaching as shameful & murderous!-->

<< 2 Samuel 19 >> 5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines; 6 In that
thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.

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David, did you write it before Bethlehem or after?

And how much acid did you take?
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43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your friends, hate your enemies.’ 44 But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. 46 Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that! 47 And if you speak only to your friends, have you done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that! 48 You must be perfect—just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

(Matthew 5:43-48)
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Your entire new testament is a literal curse to me and a prison.

Never quote this garbage again.
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Yes, christinsanity is a mind-virus & a prison for your mind! What helped me free myself from its bondage was realizing how absurd & stupid the whole thing was. Namely, the 'unforgivable sin' b.s. - a sin so horrible nothing can help you - Jesus won't forgive you & you'll go straight to hell - for having a bad thought! You can rape & murder & Jesus will forgive that but not a thought crime!
Horseshit!
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Re: Why doesn't God love his enemies?
Because he is an idiot.
Any sarcasm in this post is purely intentional.
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Re: Why doesn't God love his enemies?
Why doesn't God love his enemies? Because that would be insane? Yet, that's what he wants us to do?
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What is there to be loved about:


But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."
Revelation 21:8
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Re: Why doesn't God love his enemies?
If He didn't love them; He wouldn't let the sun shine on them, nor the rain to fall on them.

YES He will punish them and whoever else swears enmity between them and him or His followers. But His mercy can extend to them, and with what I said before in mind; it does!

What you're really asking is "Why doesn't He just let us do whatever we want and there's no recompense?". Because He is HOLY above all else; that's what He wanted the Israelites to uphold; for His sake and theirs. To witness to the rest of us His Testament.
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Why doesn't God love his enemies? Because that would be insane? Yet, that's what he wants us to do?
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James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.


John 3:27
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
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If He didn't love them; He wouldn't let the sun shine on them, nor the rain to fall on them.

YES He will punish them and whoever else swears enmity between them and him or His followers. But His mercy can extend to them, and with what I said before in mind; it does!

What you're really asking is "Why doesn't He just let us do whatever we want and there's no recompense?". Because He is HOLY above all else; that's what He wanted the Israelites to uphold; for His sake and theirs. To witness to the rest of us His Testament.
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God cares about the world They created:

The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your people who revere your name, both great and small-- and for destroying those who destroy the earth."
Revelation 11:18
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Re: Why doesn't God love his enemies?
GOD LOVES EVERYONE UNCONDITIONALLY. It's His enemies that don't love Him.

The ignorant that deny Him, should be forgiven for it because in their denial they don't know what they're doing.

His enemies...they should be pitied and prayed for.

The misguided innocents should be guided by the wise but , in the end, no man, no book, no institution, are a better guide than God within...if only people knew where to look and listen. What you seek, you already have.

In the final reckoning each can only help and save themself while through it all God always loves them.

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Why doesn't God love his enemies? Because that would be insane? Yet, that's what he wants us to do?
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God wants you to love yourself enough to realize that you do not need a verbal admission of love from something that you could not exist in without being loved.



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Re: Why doesn't God love his enemies?
GOD LOVES EVERYONE UNCONDITIONALLY. It's His enemies that don't love Him.

The ignorant that deny Him, should be forgiven for it because in their denial they don't know what they're doing.

His enemies...they should be pitied and prayed for.

The misguided innocents should be guided by the wise but , in the end, no man, no book, no institution, are a better guide than God within...if only people knew where to look and listen. What you seek, you already have.

In the final reckoning each can only help and save themself while through it all God always loves them.
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God will torment his 'enemies' (i.e. those who didn't believe in him or didn't kiss his ass hard enough) for all eternity! That's not love!

Jesus tells us to forgive our trespassers yet he won't forgive those who 'deny' (or simply never heard of him!) - those he will send to eternal torment! No love, compassion, forgiveness after you die - just neverending pain & torment! This is 'love'? GTFOH!
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GOD LOVES EVERYONE UNCONDITIONALLY. It's His enemies that don't love Him.

The ignorant that deny Him, should be forgiven for it because in their denial they don't know what they're doing.

His enemies...they should be pitied and prayed for.

The misguided innocents should be guided by the wise but , in the end, no man, no book, no institution, are a better guide than God within...if only people knew where to look and listen. What you seek, you already have.

In the final reckoning each can only help and save themself while through it all God always loves them.
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God will torment his 'enemies' (i.e. those who didn't believe in him or didn't kiss his ass hard enough) for all eternity! That's not love!

Jesus tells us to forgive our trespassers yet he won't forgive those who 'deny' (or simply never heard of him!) - those he will send to eternal torment! No love, compassion, forgiveness after you die - just neverending pain & torment! This is 'love'? GTFOH!
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your question is valid.....it is your answer that is inaccurate.

you ask a question AGAINST your present misunderstanding of God....then you answer based on what others teach/taught you concerning God....or from a position of misunderstanding FOR God.

YOU ARE GOD.....one of The Elohim.

You are your own enemy.......love yourself, much?

Ignorance is NOT rewarded.....it is guided.
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Re: Why doesn't God love his enemies?
Who ever said God has to live by the same rules that He gives to us? Do human parents even have to live by the rules they give their own kids? Of course not. No one cares when children are required to be in bed by 8 at night, but the adults get to stay up as late as they want. That's not hypocritical of the parents, it's just good parenting. You might have a rule in the house that guns are completely off limits for children and touching one would bring instant punishment, but the adult in the house can touch their guns any time they want. How hypocritical they must be huh? How much more of a difference is there between humans and God?

Its a pretty foolish argument to imply that God's words and expectations for us are meaningless just because He doesn't have to live by them as well. The reason He is able to do things we can not do is because it is almost impossible for humans to ever be truly just in what they do, so we are denied the right to do certain things in life and perform certain actions. God cares about motivations more than actions. He is the only one that can see the motivations behind what people do, so He is the only one that can rightfully judge it.
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A lot of the OT ‘Lord God’ stories are based on Baal and Baal worship, not the same God that led Moses and the Israelites out of Egypt. Ezra had to collect history from Egyptian and Babylonian archives, because nothing was left in Judah and Israel after being conquered and destroyed, and compiling them in a book. That’s also why there are different names for God in the OT.
It’s like collecting a history of the US hundreds of years after its destruction using only the records kept by other countries like Russia, China, Europe.
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Why quacks making threads for God?
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let me ask you a question...are the enemies alive...do they eat the fruit of their world even in their evil states...do they get the pleasure the world provides...despite their ability to overcome ignorance...sounds like god love them until he has had enough...lol
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would you allow a person to destroy the empire you built with your own too hands...would you defend your empire...lol...how would you defend your empire if your enemies are hellbent on killing you ...lol
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Why doesn't God love his enemies? Because that would be insane? Yet, that's what he wants us to do?
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Relax, there are no gods,just people hoping they can be immortal. Their is no other reason to throw out reason and logic. As they say you must have faith. This the reason for believing in god(s). Believe something absent good reason to believe. Using that standard you could believe anything and they do. Remember the loving God who will torture you for eternity if you do not worship it? I dated a few women like that but only once.
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Why doesn't God love his enemies? Because that would be insane? Yet, that's what he wants us to do?
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Relax, there are no gods,just people hoping they can be immortal. Their is no other reason to throw out reason and logic. As they say you must have faith. This the reason for believing in god(s). Believe something absent good reason to believe. Using that standard you could believe anything and they do. Remember the loving God who will torture you for eternity if you do not worship it? I dated a few women like that but only once.
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says the man living in a world that he did not create and do not know who did...lol
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Why is it assumed that the main God figure of the OT is the same being as the Father of Jesus in the NT? As far as I am concerned, their natures are totally different!
That which is - has already been, And what is to be - has already been. Quote: King Solomon.
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Re: Why doesn't God love his enemies?
GOD LOVES EVERYONE UNCONDITIONALLY. It's His enemies that don't love Him.

The ignorant that deny Him, should be forgiven for it because in their denial they don't know what they're doing.

His enemies...they should be pitied and prayed for.

The misguided innocents should be guided by the wise but , in the end, no man, no book, no institution, are a better guide than God within...if only people knew where to look and listen. What you seek, you already have.

In the final reckoning each can only help and save themself while through it all God always loves them.
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God will torment his 'enemies' (i.e. those who didn't believe in him or didn't kiss his ass hard enough) for all eternity! That's not love!

Jesus tells us to forgive our trespassers yet he won't forgive those who 'deny' (or simply never heard of him!) - those he will send to eternal torment! No love, compassion, forgiveness after you die - just neverending pain & torment! This is 'love'? GTFOH!
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Do you believe in a hell? If you do then you believe in nothing because there's no such thing. God is love and mercy. He doesn't judge, he doesn't take sides and he certainly does not torment, punish or condemn. That's a myth concocted by so-called "spiritual leaders" in order to keep their followers in line with fear. God does not do fear. The saying "God-fearing" is blatantly wrong. Why would you fear God? Name me one plausible reason because as much as I've studied and contemplated thus far I haven't found one. No, the only torments are the ones inflicted by humans on other humans and on themselves.

God's not responsible for anyone's pain because God doesn't make anyone do anything. He doesn't force. What we do, we do from free will choice. God only watches and guides from within when he is allowed to but otherwise He minds his own business...until you decide to make His business your business. When that happens you'll discover that the greatest torment of God is being without God and that it was entirely your fault.
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Why doesn't God love his enemies? Because that would be insane? Yet, that's what he wants us to do?
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maybe ya wanna look at John 3:16 and the surrounding context

as well as John 15:13 and surrounding context

... . But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ...
oh hai!
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Because God can always pick on them whenever he wants... Pffft Lol.
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Why doesn't God love his enemies? Because that would be insane? Yet, that's what he wants us to do?
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Because god is a made up thought construct that was manufactured to control the human race and the way their spirits think....





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