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To: nihil who wrote (24142)	2/7/1999 7:18:00 PM
From: Alan Markoff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Dear nihil, The woman brought to be stoned because she was caught in adultry was protected by the Lord, but he told her to go and sin no more. Meaning to not have sex in an unproper manner. He said in Mat. that a man that even looks at a woman with lust in his heart has commited adultry. So I see the love that Jesus had is pure and is not a worldly type of love. To be the offering for the sin of the world he was found to be without spot or blemish. <<He should have told us -- love everyone but never touch them, never kiss them carnally, never make love the way nature made us to make love.>> What we are told is to control the carnal love not be controlled by it, therefore our love will be whole and perfect as the Father in heaven is perfect. Do you want to jump in bed with a beautifull 3 or 4 year old girl? Why not? Are you loosing love because you do not desire to hurt her? Nancy

To: nihil who wrote (24142)	2/7/1999 10:12:00 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

I find it very hard indeed to conclude that Jesus Of course you find it hard to conclude.. that is because as you seek to debase Jesus and His church, you CANNOT see. Want proof? 1 Cor. 2:14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. See, as you do not seek your Lord and God, you will not see, but only attempt your vain version of self glory. Am I judging? No... merely looking at fruit. If you even desired to know the true meaning of this word love, and any of the customs of the day you would realize how you sound. Of course that is your aim. You choose to try to misguide as many as possible . I pray that the Lord rebuke you, or that you seek and find Him. (Agape)LOVE--- Unselfish, loyal, and benevolent concern for the well-being of another. In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul described "love" as a "more excellent way" than tongues or even preaching. The New Testament maintains this estimation of love throughout. In the Teachings of Jesus In Jesus' teachings in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the Shema of Deuteronomy (the command to love God) is united with Leviticus 19:8 ("Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself") (Matt. 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34; Luke 10:25-28). Just before the parable of the Good Samaritan, a lawyer quoted the two commands to love and then asked Jesus: "And who is my neighbor?" (Luke 10:29) Jesus gave the story of the Samaritan who took care of the man who fell among robbers to illustrate the selfless love which is to be characteristic of citizens of the Kingdom. Paul's understanding and discussion of love make love a central theme, and his use of the noun agape makes that term almost a technical term. Prior to Paul, in fact, the Greek term agape was little used. Instead of using a word for love already filled with meaning, Paul took the seldom-used term and filled it with Christian meaning. This love of which Paul wrote is somewhat different from the love we normally experience and speak about. Christian love is not simply an emotion which arises because of the character of the one loved. It is not due to the loving quality of the lover. It is a relationship of self-giving which results from God's activity in Christ. The source of Christian love is God (Rom. 5:8), and the believer's response of faith makes love a human possibility (Rom. 5:5). Even though love does not begin in the human heart, the believer must actualize love. In Paul's admonition to Christians to love, the nature of love as self-giving is manifest (Gal. 5:13-15). The Christian walk is to be characterized by love so that Paul could even speak of "walking in love" (Rom. 14:15). The Christian is to increase and abound in love (1 Thess. 3:12). Love is vitally connected with faith in that the believer's faithful response is one of love. Love is also connected with hope. In his prayer for love to increase and abound, Paul indicated that this increase of love has the end that the hearts of Christians might be established "unblameable in holiness" before God when Jesus returns with all his saints (1 Thess. 3:13). Paul also wrote of the hope we have of sharing the glory of God and declared that this hope does not disappoint us, because our hearts have been filled with God's love through the Holy Spirit (Rom. 5:2,5). Christian love is evidence of and a foretaste of the goal of God's purposes for His children. dan