[TruthTalk] God Hates

[Judy Taylor]

From: "Wm. Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BT: God's love is unconditional, Izzy. God is love. What "conditions" were there when all there was was the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? Did God change his nature when he created? Is the love he has for us different than the love that he is in his being, the love that he shares with his Son in the Holy Spirit?   jt: Whoever heard a question like this being asked of the Godhead?. Love is just one aspect of God's nature, there are others. Justice and Holiness being two of them, so who is qualified to say which is the most important? BT: Are you the kind of mother who would say "I'll love you if and only if you do your chores, and your homework, and eat all your vegetables"? Assuming you're not, Do you think it would be wrong if you were? I do. jt: To love a child is to discipline. God says that an undisciplined child is an unloved child.  BT: But from where does this right sense come if not from God? Why should it be wrong for us to place conditions upon our love if this is how God enacts his love for us? jt: Love is a two way street and a parent's responsibility is to train a child so that he is able to love in return, so this analogy kind of breaks down. BT: God's love is unconditional. He loved us before we loved him. Did you get that? -- Does this not indicate that he also loved us before we were meeting any of his requirements? jt: He loved mankind enough to allow His only begotten son to go to the cross for us, however, this is not carte blanche nepotism. Sin makes a breach causing God to not only hide his face from us - but to allow the curse to light because of our transgression - love or no love. What do you do with that?                      judyt