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Those Catholics man…
John 14:6 (NIV): "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"
But they pray to Mary.
She is Catholic aka Who Cares.
Catholics are like the Jews. Catholics make their own Bible like Jews do with the Talmud.
No need to say Christian, Mormon, Catholic, whatever. You say your God is the one of the Old and New Testaments.
Yeah so how can you know who God is if you don't read His book? Literally it's the manual to life.
The Word is Living, God is the Word. So when Jesus said "I was here before you were born", it might mean because the Word was around before Jesus.
You mainly just need the Torah (first 5 books of the Bible) + New Testament. The rest of the Torah are basically cheat codes on further defining dos and don'ts.
Personally, I found God at the end of Exodus.
Elaborate.
Maybe God sends his soldiers to conquer every realm in His name? The one we're in is probably Hell, so we're conquering it?
"Playing the game" is what I tell myself when the Devil says to me "what's the point?"
When you just say scripture without explaining your point is kind of pointless. Am I supposed to argue myself on your behalf?
Define "neighbor".
Then you are a liar, because Jesus clearly defined what "neighbor" was when someone asked him what I asked you.
I dunno maybe you're onto something but scripture says:
John 1:1-2 (KJV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Prophets can speak God's Words so you're not wrong I guess. Even that donkey spoke that one time.
>If you love only those who love you, what credit is it to you?
Well you are referencing what Jesus said about loving your neighbor, but leave out the part where Jesus said your neighbor is those who helped you, and you become a neighbor to those you help.
>What do you think the Life inside you is?
I dunno, I was dead before I fully let Jesus in, then the Holy Spirit came in I guess.
Why would I love those who hate me? Bare minimum I just wouldn't care and just be neutral about it.
>He didn't say only love your neighbor if they love you
Jesus didn't say that, you are. You said the whole world is your neighbor. Did you meet everyone on this planet to see their fruit?
"If you are not with me, then you are against me."
True. I was mostly not paying attention.
>If you love only those who love you, what credit is it to you?
So there is no point to build a relationship with someone?
You said "what is the credit to you". Building a relationship isn't possible with mutual love towards each other. When two people hate each other that's not a relationship – that's beef.
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Those are 2 different teachings man. You're taking one line out of context to prove your point in another.
One is defining neighbor, which are those who helped you, and the other is not to just love those who love you, because you can still love someone, like your child, even though they turn into a demon when you turn off the TV and tell them it's bedtime.
That's nice, but we were talking about what neighbor means according to Jesus, not defining love.
>are often stuck in a relationship
I said build a relationship, not be stuck in a shitty one.
Jesus said he would create great division and chaos.
You are leaving out important details… Jesus hoped that we may all be one just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us.
>any of those given Him
Being one means together worshipping The Father. If you wanna go missionary and work on that, it'd be great.
You're saying that, not Jesus. You leave out important details like the Fake News.