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Religious Philosophy
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The Possibility of Christian Love
The question that author is asked to address is whether or not it is possible for Christian love to exist. The author is also asked to reference certain Biblical passages that speak directly to the meaning of love from the Christian perspective. It is the opinion of this author that it is, in fact, possible for Christian love to exist. The descriptions and ideas about love as described in the Bible (John, Leviticus, Matthew, Deuteronomy, etc.) are tender and precious. The conception of Christian love is based in principles and upon people's actions reflecting their beliefs at all times. Christian love would exist and does exist for those few people who actually abide by the beautiful words written in the Bible about what love means and what the best ways to express love are. In the 21st century, it is easy for Christians to claim that they are Christian, without truly practicing...
There are outspoken public figures in the local, national, and international headlines on a daily basis that use their religion as a reason for injustices they commit or otherwise support. This may be why some people believe that Christian love is an impossible to achievement to reach or see. It is not so much that Christian love cannot or does not exist at all in the abstract -- it is that there are fewer and fewer people who claim to be Christian that actually practice Christian love as the verses describe in the Bible.
Here is an excerpt from John 4.7 -- 21:
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love…if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us…If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar;…
Christian gospel is love. Christian love is conceived of as the divine love of God for Creation, but equally as important to Christ's teachings is human love. Human love can manifest in a number of different ways or types of relationships. Marriage and friendship are two of the most important and universal types of human relationships that are based on love. In spite of differences in culture, language, and
Love) Defining Love "Love is not a feeling. It's an ability." -- Peter Hedges When asked to define "love" in one word, many adjectives come to mind -- wonderful, unconditional, mysterious, and powerful. Love is considered one of the greatest emotions known to human kind and ranges from familial love to romantic devotion to the benign love that exists between good friends (Rosenburg, 2009). Love can be a sentiment or an action;
Screwtape and Lear: What Both Say About Duty and Christian Love The underlying perspective that both King Lear and The Screwtape Letters share may be called a Christian perspective, in which duty, humility and sacrifice are indirectly valued as the best ideals, though, of course, Screwtape also notes that "duty comes before pleasure" (Lewis 21). While Cordelia represents Christ in Lear, the ordeals of Wormwood's patient resemble the crisis of identity
Christian counseling has become an important treatment modality for a growing number of health care practitioners and patients across the country in recent years. Introduced during the early 1980s, Christian counseling advocates integrating religious practices and beliefs founded on religious traditions with psychotherapeutic techniques to provide an optimal approach to helping people cope with a wide range of personal problems and family issues. The purpose of this study is to
Christians and the Legal System Christian Relationship to the Legal System As many individuals understand, despite any religious affiliation, the legal system is set in place in order to foster the creation and continuation of a good society. This good society can then be achieved by promoting the good and eliminating the bad. It is in this elimination of the bad, that societies and their legal systems begin to differ. While certain
Christian Biotechnology: Not a Contradiction in Terms Presented with the idea of "Bioethics" most people in the scientific community today immediately get the impression of repressive, Luddite forces wishing to stifle research and advancement in the name of morality and God. Unfortunately, this stereotype too often holds true. If one looks over the many independent sites on the Internet regarding bioethics, reads popular magazines and publications, or browses library shelves for