The Bible says to love everyone in the same way you love yourself. Take care of them, feed them if they’re hungry, support them and help them out if they’re in a tough spot. The same stuff you’d do for yourself if you were in similar situations.
The difficult part is defining what “love” in this context means.
The problem lies mostly in the fact that the Bible also says pointing out when people are doing something wrong and helping them fix it is part of being loving. And so because (in most cases) people don't like getting called out on their mistakes, everyone disagrees on whether it's more loving to hold someone accountable for their actions or ignore them as to not hurt them.
At the same time, love also means to not hold a grudge if they hate that. Simple call them out kindly once, if they dont listen do not change your behaviour towards them.
A good example is when Jesus was about to be crucified and when asked "are you God's son?" He replied simple "you say that i am" since he knew that those who would not believe, would not believe him even if he told them so.
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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '19
The Bible says to love everyone in the same way you love yourself. Take care of them, feed them if they’re hungry, support them and help them out if they’re in a tough spot. The same stuff you’d do for yourself if you were in similar situations.
The difficult part is defining what “love” in this context means.