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If you require love to enemies to be requited before you offer it, and your enemies oblige you, they are morally superior to you, a Christian. Yet as little Christs, we should be morally superior. Just like Jesus forgave His tormentors during their torments of Him.

Because it doesn't make sense to invade a country that already believes like you do.

Since we're supposed to deny ourselves, it seems like it assumes we normally love ourselves. Duty means doing something even when we're uncomfortable (or in danger) doing it. discomfort in denying ourselves equates to loving ourselves normally. But even still, we are told that we save ourselves...

Why don't they have a Nobel Prevarication Prize?

You are missing some scripture. Jesus also said to do good to those who hurt you, which is how you love even your enemies. He didn't require us to do good to ourselves first (it was assumed).

Sounds right to me

Something Jesus and Moses assumed was happening but is never commanded. Which makes me wonder if it's something we are asking of people unnecessarily.

And we're supposed to confess and repent when we do. Repent means stop doing the sin and do the good. Yes, you can, if you are a Christian...if you have the Spirit of Christ in you. That's part of loving them. But do you forgive first before you love them, or vise versa? What is it to love...

But we’re supposed to love our enemies, not appreciate them. And love our neighbor as ourselves, which has to include appreciation, doesn’t it?

Yes, I get hungry in the middle of the night, too, now that I’m older.

It's easy to love the ideal person, since he doesn't exist. But if we don't love anyone, what kind of Christian are we?

Sounds like Democrats.

See you soon. 🖑

That's just after they ask to date her

Why is it borderline Gnosticism?

Why would we go to your ask me anything thread when uou just ask Chat GPT. It's like having to go through a negotiator--just to talk to artificial intelligence. What does that make you, assistant to the artificial intelligence?

I usual prefer the literal, but you seem to be searching for anything in your time frame that might fit.

Why does "seven hills" have to be literal, since most of the rest isn't?

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From Christianity.com (I don't vouch for their content): Nestorius maintained Jesus was really two separate persons, and only the human Jesus was in Mary's womb. If Arianism says Jesus was not God and the God created Jesus, and Nestorians say Jesus was not God until some point after He was...