Unconditional love of God?

[glendab]

Hello Thorns.

If Gods love wasnt unconditional, we’d all have only one chance at Heaven and if we blew it and sinned even once, it would be Hell for us and that would be that. Confession would not exist. Do you believe in the Sacrament of Confession, Glenda?

Unconditional doesnt mean he lets us slide and and that we’re worthy of Heaven regardless of the state we’re in: sin or grace. Unconditional means He’s ready to welcome us back in each and every time, and He does that. Therefore, Gods love IS unconditional.

Yes, I go to Confession on a regular basis and have ever since becoming Catholic umpteen years ago. I’ve never once been told about God’s unconditional love in the Confessional either, thank God. And just because I’ve not been kicked out of the Confessional yet doesn’t imply God’s love is as you say, unconditional.

You can believe that, but I still don’t.

Glenda

 

[Tom_Baum]

Does anyone think that God is as terrified of Protestants and Protestantism as some Catholics seem to be?

Plenty of people have heard and some believe that we are ALL made in the “Image and Likeness of God”, whatever that may mean, so, if that is true, doesn’t that mean that ALL of us are in some sort of the same boat?

I happen to believe that the “Image and Likeness” is Love since Love Is the Essence of God, since God Is a Being of Love.

Essence can not be conditional, Essence just Is.

 

[Tom_Baum]

How about all those songs about **Yaweh **we never hear much of anymore? Was that a heresy too? No, Simple, if I smell a skunk in the room and mention the smell to others I’m not siding with another church. I’m just a little more sensitive in the nose then some folks who may think that because Sister seems to light up every time she hears a song about Yaweh and is very enthusiastic about using that name that is it okay for me to use it too and makes me sound like I know Hebrew so well that I can share God’s secret (agnostic kinda kinky thing) name from ancient times…blah blah blah…see what I mean?

No I prefer to stick close to home for my spiritual nourishment. I’m a much better cook then some who think they’re Galloping Gormets!

But don’t take my word for it. I’m not expert on anything but Jerk Chicken tonight and easy cheesy zucchini bake and nice warm Italian bread with kalamita olives in it and REAL butter. I’ve been inspired cause I live next door to a really nice restaurant. Yummmmmmmmmy.

Glenda

P.S. My Dad (God rest his poor soul) knew Hebrew as well as a few other languages and he knew the Yaweh stuff was phoney without being Catholic. I’m not gifted with languages I have to work at it.

The reason, from what I have heard, that they took “Yahweh” out of songs is because the word “Yahweh”, written YHVK, is very sacred to Jews and out of respect, one of the Popes did this.

There is nothing phoney about “Yahweh” and as a matter of fact, as you probably know, it was what God spoke to my namesake when he asked God “Who should I say sent me?”.

 

[simpleas]

Does anyone think that God is as terrified of Protestants and Protestantism as some Catholics seem to be?
Plenty of people have heard and some believe that we are ALL made in the “Image and Likeness of God”, whatever that may mean, so, if that is true, doesn’t that mean that ALL of us are in some sort of the same boat?

I happen to believe that the “Image and Likeness” is Love since Love Is the Essence of God, since God Is a Being of Love.

Essence can not be conditional, Essence just Is.

Ha ha.

 

[simpleas]

How about all those songs about **Yaweh **we never hear much of anymore? Was that a heresy too? No, Simple, if I smell a skunk in the room and mention the smell to others I’m not siding with another church. I’m just a little more sensitive in the nose then some folks who may think that because Sister seems to light up every time she hears a song about Yaweh and is very enthusiastic about using that name that is it okay for me to use it too and makes me sound like I know Hebrew so well that I can share God’s secret (agnostic kinda kinky thing) name from ancient times…blah blah blah…see what I mean?

No I prefer to stick close to home for my spiritual nourishment. I’m a much better cook then some who think they’re Galloping Gormets!

But don’t take my word for it. I’m not expert on anything but Jerk Chicken tonight and easy cheesy zucchini bake and nice warm Italian bread with kalamita olives in it and REAL butter. I’ve been inspired cause I live next door to a really nice restaurant. Yummmmmmmmmy.

Glenda

P.S. My Dad (God rest his poor soul) knew Hebrew as well as a few other languages and he knew the Yaweh stuff was phoney without being Catholic. I’m not gifted with languages I have to work at it.

You have kinda lost me with this reply…

I can’t read Hebrew either, but I do remember a hymn our choir sang with Yahweh in the lyrics.