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The purpose of being a Christian is to love God and to love your neighbour as yourself. In if you wonder how far the love of your neighbour stretches, the goalp

The purpose of being a Christian is to love God and to love your neighbour as yourself. In if you wonder how far the love of your neighbour stretches, the goalpost has ben set at the very end: Love your enemies.[See: Mark 12:30-31 and Matthew 5:44] And this follows and is natural because God is LOVE [1 John 4:7-21]. I have a hard time believing AI will fulfil this role. For would it be optimized for gains here and now, or actions of sacrifice now that will be payed back fully in an everlasting life and that is built on faith? :-) And I must admit that love is hard and I mess up a lot! But i try to do the same as is written here: "Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."[Philippians 3.13-14]

scarface74 6y ago
> The purpose of being a Christian is to love God and to love your neighbour as yourself. What if your neighbor was a child with two dads? What if they looked like they were “illegals”. The majority of Christians support politicians who whether you agree with their politics or not definitely don’t “display Christian values”. Do you really wonder why so many people see the entire Christian establishment as hypocrites? You can quote scripture or we can look at reality.
Galaxeblaffer 6y ago
What about all the people who are considered "sinners" ? There's no love for them in the Bible
- DuskStar 6y ago
  I feel like you must have never read the bible, or even interacted much with a christian, to say this. EVERYONE is a sinner. That sin is then forgiven.
  - Galaxeblaffer 6y ago
    But who ends up in hell then ?
- wolfhumble 6y ago
  If that was the case, I would be the last in line! ;-) But God's whole purpose was to save sinners like me and you through Jesus Christ: "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us". [1 John 1, 8-10 NKJV]
  - Galaxeblaffer 6y ago
    So hell is not a thing ? i'm confused ?

scarface74 6y ago

> The purpose of being a Christian is to love God and to love your neighbour as yourself. What if your neighbor was a child with two dads? What if they looked like they were “illegals”. The majority of Christians support politicians who whether you agree with their politics or not definitely don’t “display Christian values”. Do you really wonder why so many people see the entire Christian establishment as hypocrites? You can quote scripture or we can look at reality.

Galaxeblaffer 6y ago

What about all the people who are considered "sinners" ? There's no love for them in the Bible

DuskStar 6y ago
I feel like you must have never read the bible, or even interacted much with a christian, to say this. EVERYONE is a sinner. That sin is then forgiven.
- Galaxeblaffer 6y ago
  But who ends up in hell then ?
wolfhumble 6y ago
If that was the case, I would be the last in line! ;-) But God's whole purpose was to save sinners like me and you through Jesus Christ: "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us". [1 John 1, 8-10 NKJV]
- Galaxeblaffer 6y ago
  So hell is not a thing ? i'm confused ?