Be loving!!!

I thought some more about the fuzzy logic from yesterday... and I think it's sort of like God's grace(fuzzy) and truth(logic). We can't be all fuzzy all the time. If we're always logical all the time, things can get a bit too mechanical and boring... and possibly even get scary at times...

For sure love involves both grace and truth. Grace alone isn't love. Truth alone can't be love. Today's scripture reading, Peter talked about loving each other. He also talked about it as a sign that we actually are children of God.

1 John 3:
10 從 此 就 顯 出 誰 是 神 的 兒 女 ， 。 誰 是 魔 鬼 的 兒 女 。 凡 不 行 義 的 就 不 屬 神 ， 不 愛 弟 兄 的 也 是 如 此 。
11 我 們 應 當 彼 此 相 愛 。 這 就 是 你 們 從 起 初 所 聽 見 的 命 令 。

Peter also talked about we shouldn't love the world..., but John said God so love the world that He's willing to sacrifice His Son...

Logically, they are contradicting..., but of course we know they're talking about different kind of "love". God's love for the world is the kind Pastor Jim talked about... willingness to cooperate as much as possible, yet without having to compromise Oneself. However, most folks' love for worldly things tend to end up causing them to compromise themselves. This is what Peter is warning us against.

So for sure we can love the world... or should love the world the same way Christ loves the world. We also need to love our brothers the same way. If our brothers are godly, then it'd be much easier to love them, but of course, we are still humans... there can be brothers in churches that can be rather difficult to love..., but we're commanded to do so anyway! Obey this command, then we're for sure children of God!!!

But of course love isn't just lip service, it has to be backed up with action! Christ's love for us was most certainly backed up with action! This is where the sheep and the goats come in...

May we all be God's children... and God's sheeps.

On a more down to earth note, a friend emailed me some special offer from buy.com for anti-virus software. Including the rebates, they're actually 'paying' me to get that software!!! It also comes with a 2gigabyte memory stick. Not that I need anymore memory sticks, but since they want to give me the software and some money..., hey, why not? ;)

God is good. Thank You Lord!!! We love ya!:)