Love, Choice, Evil, Suffering & Responsibility

Love, Choice, Evil, Suffering & Responsibility

Romans 2:6

God will render to each person according to their deeds. (NASB)

God will give to each person according to what he has done. (NIV)


Isaiah 59:18
According to their deeds, so will he repay, wrath to his adversaries, repayment to his enemies; to the coastlands he will render repayment.


Accodring to our deeds, not thoughts or motives.

We're responsible to love.


Matthew 5:48

Be ye perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.


Romans 6:12

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts.


My only responsibility is love.


Sin of omission & sin of commission


Revelation 13:8
The Lamb (Jesus) was slain from the creation of the world. (NIV)

Before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain. (ESV)


You can't have love without a choice to love and not to love.
You can't have love without the abuse and misuse of love.
The abuse and misuse of love is evil.

Love and responsibility go together.

You can't have evil without love either.

Love necessiates evil and suffering.
Evil and suffering necessiate love.