Is not loving a sin?

[Christ4Ever]

Simple question?
Maybe, maybe not so much!
We shall see................................
Love you all!!! Alleluia!
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[Chad]

Love is the most important thing which Christ set the standard and example on the Cross

Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”

Matthew 22:37-40

 

[brakelite]

The opposite to love is selfishness. Selfishness is sin and is made manifest through theft, adulteries, covetousness, lying, slander, gossip, seeking vengeance, seeking ones own way in distinction to God's way, or your neighbours. This is why love is so closely related to the law as Chad explained above...they are in fact synonomous. The law (that is the ten commandments) are merely the details of what love means. Jesus expanded on these details when He reminded His listeners, and by extension, us, that even our motives and thought processes (bitterness, unjustifiable anger, lust etc) are included in the law. Love therefore must be a deliberate heart response to God and our neighbour by way of action. Love cannot be neutral. Jesus said to love our enemies. He explained how we are to do that when He advised, or rather commanded, that we pray for our persecutors, bless those that curse us, do good to them that hate us, that ye may be children of your Father which is in heaven. (Matt. 5:44,45)

 

[Christ4Ever]

@brakelite @Chad
Yes my brothers. It is the law that allows us to see what love is not, yet hints at what love must be. Our Lord truly clarified it.
I'm working on a reply to the other thread which prompted this poll question. I'll say no more, but will likely provide a link to it for those who may not be following that particular thread so they can see.
Love you my brothers.
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