I don't understand why anyone would love their enemy. Can some Christians explain the wisdom behind this?
Isn't it asking too much of people to love their enemy, someone who they are naturally inclined to hate, for example, because they murdered their loved ones, are oppressive or something?
Wouldn't it just be enough to treat them with justice, with out having to love them?
I saw on the news a story about a Church with a big sign saying "Jesus loves Osama". What do you make of that?
No- we can hardly create anything equivalent to the fire of hell. But we have to try. That is what courts and laws are for, for justice.
But that isn't what Muslims believe. God doesn't love every single one of us- He only loves who believe in Him and do good deeds. He loves us because we earn it.
Us being His creation isn't enough to qualify us to be loved by Him, we have to earn His love... Just being a creation isn't enough, God isn't obliged to love everything He creates...
Just a difference between Christianity and Islam, we believe that God does indeed love all of his creations.
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is."
forget about devil , if really Christians believe God loves all , then hell is created for whom ? Only devil will live there or some/many human being , too ?
1Cor.6
[9] Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
[10] Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
James
Jas.4
[4] Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Christ will never be proud to reject to be a slave to God .....holy Quran, chapter Women , 4: 172
While this thread is peaceful and shows some interesting comparisons, this is an issue that could easily lead to gross misconceptions in either direction, so it is best to close it while it is peaceful.
May all threads be able to end on a peaceful note.
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