Love is Impartial

God Is Love and Love Is Impartial

    

Love is Greater > Than Stereotypes

Do you fear those who look, act and believe, differently than you do?  Hatred and anger are fed by fear, that is why Love overcomes Fear:

There is no fear in love.  But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with dread. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18

Loving the unlovable doesn’t come naturally, it’s an obedience.

Are People Afraid of You?

Did you know the symbol of the Cross was carried by the Crusaders as they massacred Muslims and Jews to regain control of religious sites?  Isn’t that the mistake the Jews made, thinking the Messiah would be an earthly King conquering the Romans?

 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now, My kingdom is not of this realm.” John 18:36

Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me, Matthew 16:24.

What about our so called, “Christian” Media and the Crosses worn by the rich and famous?  What if that’s the only representation some will ever see of our “Christian” nation?

“It is not surprising, then, if his (satan) servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.” 2 Corinthians 11:15

Do Catholics pray to statues?   Those I have asked adamantly deny this, nevertheless images of people bowing in front of statues know the 1st Commandment:

“You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens above, on the earth beneath, or in the waters below, You shall not bow down to them or worship them…”  Exodus 20:3…

Does the Bible Teach us to Make Distinctions Between People?

But human nature is as judgmental as drifting downstream and obedience to our Creator’s Impartial nature is like swimming upstream.

“YHVH your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows No Partiality...”   Deuteronomy 10:17

Now the Bible teaches us to make distinctions between Good and Bad etc…and Jesus expounded on the difference between the Earth and the Sword (The Word):

“Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.” Matthew 10:34

The Righteous, (those who do what He says is Right) are also to be Set-apart (Holy) or divided from the earth:

“…for it is written: “Be Holy, because I am Holy.” 1 Peter 1:16; Leviticus 19:2

Our English translation, “to Hate,” causes further confusion.  We see Hate as an angry, abstract emotion, whereas the original Ancient Hebrew describes a concrete action, “to Turn from:”

“To fear the LORD YHVH is to Hate (שָׂנֵא Sane #8130) evil; I Hate (שָׂנֵא Sane) arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.” Proverbs 8:13

Understanding the different ways one word can be perceived should also shed light on this disturbing translation:

“If anyone comes to Me and does not Hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters— yes, even his own life— he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:26 

God’s Word is Perfect, it is our faulty understanding and bad translations that made us confuse “Turning From doing Bad” with “turning from your enemy:”

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and Hate your enemy.’ Matthew 5:43

Jesus would not have passed the test of a True Prophet if He had added, subtracted or drawn us away from Torah, Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32; Deuteronomy 13:3; Proverbs 30:6.

He only clarified what it meant to love your Neighbor (רֵעַ Rea #7453) which includes Anyone, by “turning from doing bad.”  (See Who is My Neighbor?)

The original language is available for anyone to check their understanding of Truth, to the plum-line of YHVH’s Everlasting Word of Truth; His Torah.

People are Without Excuse

“Since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood through what He has made, so that people are without excuse.”  Romans 1:20

Let us love others, impartially, in obedience to the love God has instructed and demonstrated to all mankind.  Let us be merciful as He is merciful to those who show mercy. James 2:13

“But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.” James 3:17

The fruit (actions) of the world is fear, partiality, grudge-holding and hate.  The fruit of the Spirit is Love, Impartially, Mercifully and Humbly giving Mercy because we know our spiritual Father’s Mercy:

He has shown you, O man, what is Good.  What does YHVH require of you?  To do what is Right and to Love Mercy and to walk Humbly with your God.  Micah 6:8

“Be Merciful, just as your Father is Merciful.  Do not judge, and you will not be judged.  Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.  Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Luke 6:36, 37