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Old 04-15-2008, 12:41 PM
jerry
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The Bible does not focus on the feelings - we are to live by faith, not by feelings. Those will fluctuate. This is what God says, which shows me God considers love more than a feeling:

1 John 5:2-3 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

This says our love for God IS our obedience to Him, not just that it is the motivation for our obedience. Love is obeying God - that is how we can still love our enemies. Though we may not have fuzzy feelings for them, we can still do good towards them and obey God's commandments toward them (ie. don't steal from them, don't lie to them, don't lust for them or commit adultery/fornication with them, etc.). Though if your definition of love is a feeling, tell me, how do you LOVE your enemies?