Inasmuch as anything exists it is loved by God, correct. I answer in that vague way because St. Thomas says at one point that to the degree that sinners are sinners they do not exist (and some Fathers say the world isn't fully real yet concerning other things), so this causes me to question the...
I don't think they are conditional or that we have failed, nothing is new under the Sun says the Preacher. I think it is rather unbecoming for God to fail. Neither do I think that we are insignificant, but rather are the crowning point of creation. Such is my opinion.
As for what I pray for, I...
IIRC they consistently win the popular vote and the Reds continually have to use voter suppression methods or straight up stealing the vote (Bush v. Gore) in order to stay in, and they are dying as a party. So if literally every single eligible adult could vote I'd expect them to just win.
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St. Theophylact of Ohrid, I should have clarified. Currently I am studying his commentaries which are massively enlightening, I wish more of them were in English.
I agree about the not keeping it to ignore the spiritual aspect of it, but essential to keeping it is the Christocentric nature of...
Trying to escape pain usually, at least in my experience. Can also be to send a message to someone and a myriad of other things.
Who has tried to force you to love God in this thread?
Because every being which can choose seeks good for itself in every single choice they make, this requires existence. Not only that but if you really analyze your own will you'll see that it is directly impossible for you to directly will non-existence, even in the act of doing so you're aiming...
They do not exist in my opinion, it is impossible to not want to exist. They just want an end to their pain.
I do not see how that is the case, but I suppose that is a fundamental worldview difference.
I like St. Thomas' answer on whether or not God loves some more than others and I think it is related to this topic:
"Since to love a thing is to will it good, in a twofold way anything may be loved more, or less. In one way on the part of the act of the will itself, which is more or less...
I think it is proven in every moment. Things exist therefore they are loved by God. To exist is good in itself, willing the good of another is love, therefore as things exist and are preserved in existence they are loved by God. The bottles on the floor in my room are loved, as am I and all...
It's not even about the Incarnation for me but simply that we exist. Perhaps the chief reason I think we should honor God by giving out being to Him without reservation is that He made us. This is most like the reason why we should honor our parents (fathers especially) because they made us. It...
A, B, and C for me. A is obvious for Christians "God is love" being one of the most famous assertions of Christianity. B is due to the existence and preservation of things, the glorification of the Saints, and so on, and everything concerning the Lord Jesus, which all show that He wills good to...
I agree, although this does then ask what keeping the Torah is, for I would say I do it, but in a manner that Christians do. St. Theophylact says in his commentary on St. Matthew's Gospel:
"'The way,' that is, the highway, means the Gospel. The 'paths' are the ordinances of the law, which are...
Abby Shapiro is just being a snowflake probably inconsistent liberal and her brother is a living meme/ghoul (this is literally the USA look at a billboard "steamy photos" are perpetual here), of course this was an attempt to be relevant (she achieved her aim), yes it is degenerate, I know...