Romans 12:9
Love must be sincere.
Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
It's clear to me that the U.S. Constitution is a "good" thing when. . .
I look and see, and come to an understanding,
as to who and what it is that seeks to destroy it.
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One of the strictest rules my father had in the house
for my brother and I was:
"Do not use the word hate towards each other or others."
"Hate is murder in God's eyes."
"You should love people, not your earthly (material) possessions."
Certainly, I knew that I didn't have to like people.
And it was easy for me not to like certain individuals
when I played them in sports.
You see, it was the competitive nature in me that wanted to beat them.
Believe me, I wanted to win.
So when my brother and I wrestled each other as young kids,
my dad would make us hug before the day was over.
Funny, sometimes that was not easy to do --
especially if he bit me, pinched me or pulled my hair.
Of course, I know my brother didn't like
some of the things that I did to him.
But we managed to hug each other. . .
because we loved each other.
And to this day, we still do.
That said, God makes it clear in the Bible
that I am to "hate what is evil."
And once I learned what evil truly is,
I understood why.
People manifest evil -- word and deed.
And love protects against it.
Sincerely,
Jonathan
To be continued. . .
Einstein's concept of realism had three main components:
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