{"id":4840,"date":"2020-06-04T15:57:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T15:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=4840"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:19:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:19:43","slug":"how-can-i-love-someone-i-dont-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/2020\/06\/04\/how-can-i-love-someone-i-dont-like\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Love Someone I Don&#8217;t Like?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We often think of love as a feeling, but if we look at Scripture we see love is a choice. Let&#8217;s get a definition of love from the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/sites\/helpfinder\/\">HelpFinder Bible<\/a> <\/em>and then read what the Bible has to say about loving even when we don&#8217;t feel like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/BoywithMomSmall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3695\" width=\"210\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/BoywithMomSmall.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/BoywithMomSmall-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/\/p\/helpfinder-bible-nlt\/9781496422927\">Taken from the <em>HelpFinder Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A healthy definition of love is crucial to understanding the central message of the Bible. According to the Bible, love is not confined to sexuality, and it isn\u2019t primarily a feeling either. The Bible teaches that love is a commitment. As a commitment, love is not dependent on good feelings but rather on a consistent and courageous decision to extend oneself for the well-being of another. That commitment then produces good feelings, not the other way around. Jesus became the perfect demonstration of God\u2019s unconditional love for us by laying down his life for our benefit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Must I love other people? What if I don\u2019t want to?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/boys2Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3692\" width=\"328\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/boys2Small.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/boys2Small-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> \u2022 JOHN 13:34 | \u201cSo now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.\u201d<br> \u2022 1 JOHN 2:9 | If anyone claims, \u201cI am living in the light,\u201d but hates a fellow believer, that person is still living in darkness. <br> \u2022 JOHN 13:35 | \u201cYour love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.\u201d<br> \u2022 1 PETER 4:8 | Love covers a multitude of sins.<br> \u2022 1 JOHN 4:12 | If we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Being a Christian comes with certain expectations, and one of them is that we will love others. Our Christian conduct is proof as to whether we love each other, and loving each other is proof that we belong to Christ.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How can I love people I don\u2019t even like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Canva-Gray-Cross-on-Mountains-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4489\" width=\"315\" height=\"209\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 1 JOHN 4:19 | We love each other because he loved us first.<br> <em>As you reflect on God\u2019s love for you and receive it for yourself, you will grow in your ability to love those you do not like.<\/em><br> \u2022 1 PETER 4:8 | Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.<br><em>Love is an act of spiritual maturity, based on the eternal significance of each person and on what God is doing in your life. When you learn to love the unlovable, you have developed the ability to see others as Jesus does.<\/em><br> \u2022 ROMANS 12:20 | \u201cIf your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink.\u201d<br><em>Even if you don\u2019t like certain people, you can still choose to do tangible acts of love for them.<\/em><br> \u2022 ROMANS 12:3 | I give each of you this warning: Don\u2019t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves. <br><em>Before you are too quick to dislike or dismiss someone, remember that you, too, have qualities that others may find unattractive.<\/em><br> \u2022 MATTHEW 5:43-44 | \u201cYou have heard the law that says, \u2018Love your neighbor\u2019 and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!\u201d<br> <em>Only in Christ\u2019s love can we love our enemies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/sites\/helpfinder\/\">Learn more about the <em>HelpFinder Bible<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often think of love as a feeling, but if we look at Scripture we see love is a choice. Let&#8217;s get a definition of love from the HelpFinder Bible and then read what the Bible has to say about loving even when we don&#8217;t feel like. Taken from the HelpFinder Bible A healthy definition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30,45,52],"tags":[151,152,201,225],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4840"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5637,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4840\/revisions\/5637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu2.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- LIVE: wpmu2.azurewebsites.net/nlt//wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4840 -->