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Concept of Love.

 The concept of love is diminishing right before our eyes, just as the Bible predicted would happen in the last days because of lawlessness. However many people live in ignorance of their lack of love for humanity. Just as a blind man is unaware visually of his surroundings, sin blinds us to the love that can exist in our hearts, and that longs to be expressed to God and to others. Love is not lust or a selfish reach of power, in order to control and manipulate things and events. 


It’s hard for love to flourish or to be nurtured in an environment that has become increasingly selfish and violent, and then love becomes despised in those who have forgotten what it is. Love itself becomes dead in those who have forgotten God. We can’t live in a caring society that glorifies things like death and selfishness, but Jesus Christ predicted that society would lose its way before the second coming, (Matthew 24:12).


Awakened love in the soul always gives life, it never takes it away, this is why the Bible says that if you have hatred in your heart, you have committed murder, (1 John 3:15). Why then have people become loveless? When we think only of ourselves, we become concerned about our survival only. We are willing to see other people suffer and die and not help them because we are too concerned about ourselves. Our own self preservation blinds us to the sufferings of others, and we choose not to help them because our society has become less compassionate and glorifies the strong over the weak. We are too afraid to help, because if we look weak to others, then maybe we will be next to suffer. All of these attitudes and traits are godless, and come from a culture that has forgotten God. Good Samaritans are very few these days.


Part of what the world is losing is their humanity. We all are made in the image of God, and when we begin defacing that image, we are on a one way course to hell. Part of what we don’t realize is that God is watching us. Part of the punishment of hell is that we become less and less like God, and this goes on forever, with no relief. The image of God in us as humans is destroyed in hell, and a big part of becoming a saint, is reflecting God’s image to others! We can’t do this if we are unloving or violent, so what we are doing now through our sins is defacing God’s image in us, and in our fellow man. The final destination for people who do this is hell.


Don’t let this loveless society redefine who you are or make you less loving. It’s a challenge indeed, because everywhere you turn people are living like there is no God. Just remember that God is watching, and that the next time you have the opportunity to show love and compassion, take it, and try to see God in your neighbours and those who suffer. This is Mike.


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