Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: henning@acsu.buffalo.edu (Karl jam Henning) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: the love that is forced Message-ID: Date: 11 Jun 91 03:31:21 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: SUNY Buffalo Lines: 24 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Kathleen P. Kowalski writes: >In response to your question about why God didn't create us without the >ability to sin, it is my own opinion that he chose not to do that >because he wanted us to have a choice. He didn't want us to love him >because there was no other choice, but because we wanted to. I >personally don't think that love that is forced is worth much. >Kay Love cannot be forced (by the lovee). When I love someone, and that person does not return my love, I have to accept that situation. It is not necessary for me to respond vindictively to the person who (for whatever reason) cannot, or chooses not to, reciprocate my affection. Is god prepared to be that selfless and big-hearted? kph -- "The study of crime begins with the knowledge of oneself. All that you despise, all that you loathe, all that you reject, all that you condemn and seek to convert by punishment springs from you." -- Henry Miller