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Consequences of Conditional Love?

21 August 2004, 2 pm | Poser

We are familiar with Jesus’ call to agape love, to love unconditionally. But we live in a fallen world. We are not perfect. Which makes me wonder:

What are the consequences of conditional love?

(Please share your thoughts within the comments.)

Comments

  1. There are many consequences to conditional love.

    Disappointment, letdown, divorce, heartbreak, etc.

    I lived in a world with conditional love, and I’ve lived in one without. I much prefer the one without.

    ∼ πλ · 22 August 2004, 4 pm · by Liesa ¬

  2. The effects of conditional love are all around us, Mark, for such quality is what man generates. Everything about us sets boundaries, for it is the world into which we are born. Only Christ “in” us can produce “agape”. Only He can fulfill us in many areas: joy, peace, compassion, and the list goes on. Too often we try to “re-create” ourself in Him rather than allow Him to re-birth Himself in us, therein the distinction of whether we actually possess the Kingdom of God or whether it possesses us………..

    ∼ πλ · 23 August 2004, 10 am · by Jim ¬

  3. The worst consequence is that it adversely affects our relationship to God, since it’s very hard to conceive of unconditional love if we’ve never experienced it.

    ∼ πλ · 25 August 2004, 11 am · by TSO ¬

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