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what is the definition of "pure" in this context, (i.e. pre-fall)?
what was the motivation to become impure and "fall from grace"?
how does love equate to light, and fear/anger equate to darkness,
is there no such thing as a love/hate relationship?
originally posted by: arpgme
a reply to: spygeek
what is the definition of "pure" in this context, (i.e. pre-fall)?
Pure = Love
what was the motivation to become impure and "fall from grace"?
Fear and the loss of Hope lead to negative desperate actions.
how does love equate to light, and fear/anger equate to darkness,
Love helps people see Truth, because Love is Truth. Anger creates a false view of reality and motivates violent action.
is there no such thing as a love/hate relationship?
No. It happens in the moment as one or the other.
A person cannot say "I love you" and "I hate you" at the same exact time. In the moment, which each thought and action there is either Love or the lack of Love (fear/anger/hatred).
originally posted by: bitsforbytes
a reply to: spygeek
First try living in a state of hate all the time, see how long you last.
Light is what our cells use to communicate.
I bet you that in a state of love that light flows much better than when in a state of hate. Your cells are more responsive, regenerate faster, you can handle and manage pain much better. Love can move mountains baby.
Also, from a metaphorical stand point, nothing is hidden in light, which by extension means you are being truthful, that you are not deceiving or crafty in your ways. In darkness, you lead yourself or others with lies and cheats, you block the light, cast shadows.
So you block the light in your mind, body and soul, leaving you in a state of darkness based on what I just told you. Take this scenario for example, tomorrow (no choice tomorrow or you will loose a finger...your thumb) you must speak in front millions of people about the platypus and they will judge you on national television on your body language, orator skills and knowledge, as you step on stage you start stuttering, fumbling with your tongue and your body is just not working properly, your brain refuses to communicate the right information at the right time, your nerves are in a bunch, you are in a state of fear, in darkness. See how this works? This also applies to when you are mad and want vengeance, blinded by hate. When you are jealous, looking to have what you want instead wanting what you have.......
does that mean falling out of love is synonymous with falling from grace?
something has the nature of purity/light/love, fear/darkness can not exist in the first place to cause these negative desperate actions
love is an emotion. it is not truth.
if one hates murder and violence, because it is ethically wrong and violent, does that make it a false view that motivates more violence?
she herself has infact said this exact phrase to me, "i do and always will love you, but i hate you when you don't call to say you will be home late from work".
originally posted by:
arpgme
a reply to: spygeek
does that mean falling out of love is synonymous with falling from grace?
The Lack of Love is a Lack of Light and Grace.
something has the nature of purity/light/love, fear/darkness can not exist in the first place to cause these negative desperate actions
The impurity is just a lack of Love ("fall"), not a separate force. A being can choose to live through more or less Love.
love is an emotion. it is not truth.
That's a perception. The correct perception of Truth (Seeing through Love) brings the reward of inner-peace.
The reward of Love is Peace, the reward of a lack of Love is suffering.
if one hates murder and violence, because it is ethically wrong and violent, does that make it a false view that motivates more violence?
Yes, which is why war keeps happening. Everyone in the war believes that their side is "good" and that they are justified in killing the other side which they call "bad".
If everyone would just Love and not murder, there would be no wars.
she herself has infact said this exact phrase to me, "i do and always will love you, but i hate you when you don't call to say you will be home late from work".
"But" means there's an exception to the statement (in this case, the Love), therefore the Love and hate are not simultaneous.
Does this mean that my falling out of love and subsequent breaking up with an old ex girlfriend was due to a lack of love and grace on my part, rather than her sleeping with four of my friends in two weeks?
If all life was literally made of light/love.. darkness did not exist. How can beings made of pure love choose to live through less than love and become dark, if dark did not exist?
the object of your love dictates the reward, not the act of love itself..
Is hating violence an act of love?
"But" is not necessarily an exception. It is a qualifier of contradiction coexisting within an example. "I have a blue car but parts of it are primer grey" doesn't make the car not-blue,
similarly "I love you unconditionally but I hate you when you don't call" doesn't make me not-loved when I don't call.
originally posted by: arpgme
a reply to: spygeek
Does this mean that my falling out of love and subsequent breaking up with an old ex girlfriend was due to a lack of love and grace on my part, rather than her sleeping with four of my friends in two weeks?
There's a difference between Love and romance. You can Love someone even without being in a sexual/romantic relationship with them.
If all life was literally made of light/love.. darkness did not exist. How can beings made of pure love choose to live through less than love and become dark, if dark did not exist?
The same way a person can create silence by lowering the volume of a TV.
the object of your love dictates the reward, not the act of love itself..
Love transform the object, and transformation is the reward.
Is hating violence an act of love?
No, but promoting Love which will reduce violence is.
"But" is not necessarily an exception. It is a qualifier of contradiction coexisting within an example. "I have a blue car but parts of it are primer grey" doesn't make the car not-blue,
It makes the car not-blue in the parts that are grey.
similarly "I love you unconditionally but I hate you when you don't call" doesn't make me not-loved when I don't call.
But that is a condition, she loves you but hates you when you don't call.
Not calling is the condition.
That condition shows the situation of hating instead of loving.
A person could angrily yell, "But don't you know I love you!!!!?" , but in that moment they are expressing anger not love.
but it would still be the overall truth that the car is blue. The fact it has a patch of primer doesn't make it completely not-blue. The factory blue paintwork and the grey primer exist simultaneously, which is my point
If God saves humanity who was Pure and One with The Love of God but chose to become fallen, then God saves demons, too because God is impartial.