On the Ancient Hebrew Word Meanings website this is something it says about the word Love:
'We are told to love God and our neighbors, not in an emotional sense, but in the sense of our actions.'
I mostly agree with this saying. Except for one thing; If we love and serve people with our actions, how are we not to love them with our hearts? I know hearts aren't the same as 'emotion' but is that where emotion comes from?
I want to hear peoples thoughts on this, whether on Wed, or here on the blog. :)
It is really an interesting thought. I was asking some of my family members whether love is a action or a feeling. People say "I love you" and people show they love you. The scriptures say that God feels love for us but He also "shows love for us."
ReplyDeleteMother Teresa said: "Prayer in action in love, love in action is service." We might love someone, but when we serve them we have charity for them. There is a bond of love there... if we let it be there.
I think that everything we do starts in our hearts. As in our desires determine our decisions. So in that way, I think you're right that we must love people in our hearts if we are outwardly serving them. I think you may also be misinterpreting the line. In Hebrew love is not a feeling or an emotion to be expressed, but an actual act. Love is something you did for someone, not something you felt about someone.
ReplyDeleteI hope that made sense! :D
When did love become an emotion? Was it always an emotion to some people?
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