Comments on: Quote of the Day: Liars in love http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/quote-of-the-day-liars-in-love/ A Catholic blog in pursuit of the true, the good and the beautiful Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:30:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Florencia http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/quote-of-the-day-liars-in-love/comment-page-1/#comment-1038 Florencia Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:49:37 +0000 http://www.fallibleblogma.com/?p=617#comment-1038 Its disconcerting to come to know someone who lives that way, in the "just me and Jesus" way. They can be sincere, and it can be endearing at times, but Its dangerous too. Many times they are easily blinded by their own faith, losing the sense of sacredness and beauty about the external world and especially about other people. Its like living in a vacuum: there is me and there is Jesus, and everything finite in between is skipped over. But when you try to show one of these people this, they feel they are being rejected or something, and they "suffer" that gladly for Jesus. Its a false reality and an extremist way of living the faith, because everything just relies on words and their respective sentiments. Its disconcerting to come to know someone who lives that way, in the “just me and Jesus” way. They can be sincere, and it can be endearing at times, but Its dangerous too. Many times they are easily blinded by their own faith, losing the sense of sacredness and beauty about the external world and especially about other people. Its like living in a vacuum: there is me and there is Jesus, and everything finite in between is skipped over. But when you try to show one of these people this, they feel they are being rejected or something, and they “suffer” that gladly for Jesus. Its a false reality and an extremist way of living the faith, because everything just relies on words and their respective sentiments.

]]> By: Andy http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/quote-of-the-day-liars-in-love/comment-page-1/#comment-1020 Andy Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:02:29 +0000 http://www.fallibleblogma.com/?p=617#comment-1020 Anna, you can help improve your mother's understanding of God's love by telling her that "in this physical world, SHE is God's instrument for loving Anna". Who is it that you should thank for your mother's love? And who should she thank for your love ? In this sense, ALL love comes from/thru God. It is He who gives us this ability to love. Your mom is probably right in assuming that God loves you more, because none of us can possibly love as perfectly as God can. But we can try ! Anna, you can help improve your mother’s understanding of God’s love by telling her that “in this physical world, SHE is God’s instrument for loving Anna”. Who is it that you should thank for your mother’s love? And who should she thank for your love ? In this sense, ALL love comes from/thru God. It is He who gives us this ability to love. Your mom is probably right in assuming that God loves you more, because none of us can possibly love as perfectly as God can. But we can try !

]]> By: Anna http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/quote-of-the-day-liars-in-love/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 Anna Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:07:23 +0000 http://www.fallibleblogma.com/?p=617#comment-1016 Something I don't understand (something my mom tells me all of the time), I love you, but God loves you more. How can she be okay with that? Something I don’t understand (something my mom tells me all of the time), I love you, but God loves you more.

How can she be okay with that?

]]> By: Cindy http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/quote-of-the-day-liars-in-love/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 Cindy Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:47:56 +0000 http://www.fallibleblogma.com/?p=617#comment-1012 Thanks for the post. I can't quote you chapter and verse (being a cradle catholic and all...LOL) but there is a famous John 3:16 that we see a lot of. The sentence that follows is equally compelling and speaks to your post. "Let us love one another not in word or speech, but in deed and truth" [sic] Loving Jesus requires action. It is not enough to say "I love," we must LIVE "I love." Thanks for the post. I can’t quote you chapter and verse (being a cradle catholic and all…LOL) but there is a famous John 3:16 that we see a lot of. The sentence that follows is equally compelling and speaks to your post. “Let us love one another not in word or speech, but in deed and truth” [sic]
Loving Jesus requires action. It is not enough to say “I love,” we must LIVE “I love.”

]]> By: Timothy http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/quote-of-the-day-liars-in-love/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 Timothy Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:38:27 +0000 http://www.fallibleblogma.com/?p=617#comment-1011 Well said. Well said.

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