Blamed on Love?

Love.

28 One of the scribes, when he came forward and heard them disputing and saw how well he had answered them, asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” 29 Jesus replied, “The first is this: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! 30 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 32 The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, ‘He is One and there is no other than he.’ 33 And ‘to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself’ is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And when Jesus saw that [he] answered with understanding, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to ask him any more questions.-Mark12:28-34

Love. The secret to a fulfilling life is Love. The secret to a happy life is Love. The secret to peace is Love. The greatest weapon there is is Love. Love has always been pure and good. But some Love is twisted, even perverted by others. Is it the fault of Love? No, it is the fault of our sinfulness and twisted ways. A married man abandoned his family for his mistress. They justify their actions by saying, "Our only sin is to Love." Fools! Sin is the opposite of Love! Love cannot be blamed. Our sinfulness corrupted Love. What to do? How must one combat sin? As Jesus said, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! 30 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ We must love God first and foremost. It is through His love that we can truly love our neighbor purely and sincerely.

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