tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post1420973434371967062..comments2024-03-28T13:07:51.025-07:00Comments on Winging It: Love Must Be FreeStanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-88106828705178842812016-05-28T20:23:03.306-07:002016-05-28T20:23:03.306-07:00That's a fine position to take -- certainly th...That's a fine position to take -- certainly the popular one -- except we are <i>commanded</i> to love and that would be <i>obedience</i> ... which you say isn't love.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-23679832051165837452016-05-28T19:51:33.126-07:002016-05-28T19:51:33.126-07:00The very nature and essence of love is voluntary; ...The very nature and essence of love is voluntary; For God so loved...that He gave. Pure love can only exist in pure freedom, or else it is not love at all, but forced obedience. While we acknowledge every good gift comes from our heavenly father, we include in those gifts, the gift of choice. We choose love because He first loved us and deposited into us, His Holy Spirit, which is the Agape of God. <br />Love guides us and helps us to make the right choices. Once we know love and do what is best for the beloved, the choice becomes easy. God bless. SuperSpiritualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212238570866532737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-9516761515699488692011-07-07T13:27:31.576-07:002011-07-07T13:27:31.576-07:00If receiving grace requires that we will our belie...If receiving grace requires that we will our belief toward God, grace ceases to be a free gift, and becomes a reward for making the right choice.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443810898475961105noreply@blogger.com