Dear Pious Bob,
A thoughtful and loving comment by Susan to your anonymous friend. She makes good points in the searching part. It seems like believers are much more tolerant and caring of non-believers than the other way around. Believers strive to mirror God's Agape Love. It is a worthy task in that it seeks to be unconditional. Can we fully achieve it? No, but it sure helps make the world a better place when we strive for it. I don't pretend to know if non-believers are able to seek unconditional love-giving in their lives. Since believers aren't perfect in practicing unconditional love, I guess we can be criticized, but how able are the Godless to practice it at all. That brings us back to Susan's truth-searching thought and it's importance. Those searching for God in their lives have a better chance at the truth than those who don't. God Bless and thanks for this blog.
Jimmie S.
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Dear Pious Bob, I am always saddened to see and hear things that refer to God as fierce and mean - a Being to fear, not worship. I was recently in a middle school lgym that had a "Fear the Lord"banner 10'high strung across the wall. Similarly, I have a friend who thinks he has to "suffer"to love God. Can you help me find New Testament scripture to maybe change his mmind. Do you think we should live in fear od God and His retribution:? This doens' fit at all with my belief in a kind, loving, gentle and forgiving father (mothre?). Thanks,
confused in Pensacola
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