I just wanted to blog out my thoughts about something I saw on Twitter today.
"@HolyGod" on Twitter said "Repent and find love." I just find something about that to not makes sense. To repent means to changes one's way of thinking/way of doing. Now, if we think about it, what person is going to "repent" without being led to do so by love? You have to experience God's love first hand before you are going to be drawn to repentance. If love is not the motivating factor for change, as repentance suggests, then there will be no change of heart or mind. I had to experience the depth of God's love and the reality of His love before I ever wanted to change and felt compelled to change. Without LOVE, HIS LOVE, then there will be no repentance. It's like telling someone to stop "sinning" or telling them to "break a bad habit", and expecting them to just stop. If there is no motivation for change, it won't ever happen. Telling a human to stop sinning means nothing, and doesn't work, unless a human has experience the greatness of God's love. It is the love of Jesus Christ that compels us and draws us towards sanctification and wanting to be better follower of Him.
Without love, there is insanity. Insanity is doing the same thing again and again, but expecting different results. Telling someone to change or to not sin is insanity if they have not experience the unfailing, unrelenting, magnificent, and perfect love of God.
Without love we are nothing. Without His love there is never any sort of change. Without love, His love, we cease to exist.
αγάπη= agápē in Greek :)
I φιλíα Y'all! :) (means Philia in Greek, which is friendship/brotherly love)
I can't wait to take Greek next year. yess.
Have a lovely day! :)
ἀγαπητός (Agapetos, or Beloved) of God,
Meagan Kate :)
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