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Old 07-22-2002, 04:39 AM   #141
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Well, of course not, David. Are you obligated to love me?
David: I do love you, agapeo.

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Old 07-22-2002, 04:40 AM   #142
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Pardon the commentary, but could not help but notice a favorite topic. There is no human here that fully understands love, yet we seek to fill the love-void on a daily basis, in some form or another. Just another interesting paradox; we want some thing that we don't even fully understand.

(How is the concept/Being God any different?)

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Old 07-22-2002, 04:41 AM   #143
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Hello Helen,

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It certainly seems odd to me that if he is, 'love' excludes 'caring'.
David: As a Christian I am not obligated to care about anyone else's opinions. I care about the person, not the person's opinions.

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Old 07-22-2002, 04:41 AM   #144
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<strong>David: I do love you, agapeo. </strong>
How do you know that, David?

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Old 07-22-2002, 04:42 AM   #145
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Hello Helen,

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How do you know that, David?
David: Know what? Could you clarify the question?

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Old 07-22-2002, 04:43 AM   #146
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<strong>David: As a Christian I am not obligated to care about anyone else's opinions. I care about the person, not the person's opinions.</strong>
Thank you for the distinction. I suppose perhaps you have been clear on this all along; I can't remember, to be honest.

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Old 07-22-2002, 04:49 AM   #147
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David: As a Christian I am not obligated to care about anyone else's opinions. I care about the person, not the person's opinions.
What a person thinks is part of who they are. If you care about the person, then doesn't it follow that you would care about what they think?

Saying you love me, David is not the same as showing it. I suggest you re-read 1 Corinthians 13 and think about whether what it says there includes an tad bit about caring about what others think. What we think influence what we do, so it seems only loving to care about what someone thinks, if you care about them doing the right thing. What do you think, huh?
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<strong>David: Know what? Could you clarify the question?</strong>
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Hello agapeo,

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What a person thinks is part of who they are. If you care about the person, then doesn't it follow that you would care about what they think?
David: Jesus loved people who hated Him, I suppose that means that Jesus did not care about these people's opinions regarding Himself.

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Saying you love me, David is not the same as showing it. I suggest you re-read 1 Corinthians 13 and think about whether what it says there includes an tad bit about caring about what others think. What we think influence what we do, so it seems only loving to care about what someone thinks, if you care about them doing the right thing. What do you think, huh?
David: Your thoughts are your own. 1 Corinthians 13 does not obligate Christians to care about what people think. I care about people who hate me, that would not be possible if I was concerned about what they thought of me.

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Old 07-22-2002, 04:59 AM   #150
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What a person thinks is part of who they are. If you care about the person, then doesn't it follow that you would care about what they think?

David: Jesus loved people who hated Him, I suppose that means that Jesus did not care about these people's opinions regarding Himself.
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I think you are using different meanings of the word 'care' and that is rather confusing.

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