Love?

[ilovechrist]

[quote name='let_go_let_God' date='Jun 25 2004, 11:22 PM'] I'd watch how you put that ilovechrist [/quote]
oops

didn't think anybody was gonna view it that way...

you guys know what i meant. Real Love is so valuable, it should be treasured more than any other kind of love that you can name.

[dlz7486]

In my opinion, there isn't just pizza love and real love - there's pizza love, real love, and God's love. Take it from Fr. J over at lifeteen.com - he relates pizza love, real love, and God's love together, which I think encompasses everything you're dealing with.

[quote]Love... what is love? There's a song in there, I just know it... but I'm getting off the topic. Let's talk about love for a minute. Love is different depending on the way you are thinking about and about whom you're referring to. Like I can say "I love pizza!" but that may only mean that if I were on a desert island I could live off pizza for a while and not be too upset about the thing. Yet that is a lot different then when I say "I love my Mom." because there I'm talking about the idea of how much I care about her and her well being... to the point of dying for her if I had too (and no matter how good the pizza may be, I ain't dying for no pizza). Love, in a romantic sense, should also mean that you would be willing to die for that person. Maybe not necessary in a literal way, but maybe a part of your behavior has to die, or maybe your struggling with lust or temptation, then that part of you must die, in order to save both yourself and the other person. Its like how Christ died for us, remember what He said, "There is no greater love is there than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends (John 15:13)." Jesus loves us much that He chose to die on the Cross for our sins, just so that we could have the chance to love Him and the Father more perfectly. To all you who are boyfriends or girlfriends, please keep in mind that to say you love somebody should be one of the last steps, not one of the first. Don't say you love somebody until its real, until would not only offer your whole life to that person, but also be willing to live in God's love with that person.[/quote]

If you think you really love someone, ask yourself - "would I lay down my life for this person"? This is how Jesus loves us - and isn't His love the greatest example of real love?

[ilovechrist]

Fr. J + Bible Geek are 2 guys that will always give you some of the best advice you can find over @ Lifeteen!!

[let_go_let_God]

[quote name='ilovechrist' date='Jun 26 2004, 01:40 PM'] oops

didn't think anybody was gonna view it that way...

you guys know what i meant. Real Love is so valuable, it should be treasured more than any other kind of love that you can name. [/quote]
I know what you meant, it even took me a while to catch that. It's just that people who stumble in the middle of the conversation don't wonder what were talking about.

[Carnanc]

wel I just got back from D week, and their my parish youth minister said about dating and love that of great importance is to have strong consul from others, meaning really talk to your parents or priest about it, and have strong advise in all that you do about it.

[Iacobus]

Just read The Four Loves.