the difference is - when we're called to die for our God, we die
as pathetic victims of wrath of men. we get shot, stoned, beheaded
for our faith.
we aren't called to strap bombs and pick up guns and try to take
as many with us.
like the korean missionaries. dying from their desire to share
love with others.
because the foundation of christianity is love. It's built on
this verse:
John 3:16 -
For God so loved the world that he
gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall
not perish but have eternal life.
There are many other verses:
John 15:13 - Greater love has no one than this,
that he lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:17 - This is my
command: Love each other.
Romans 5:8 - But God
demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were
still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 12:10 - Be devoted
to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above
yourselves.
Romans 13:8 - [ Love, for the Day is
Near ] Let no
debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt
to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman
has fulfilled the law.
Romans 13:9 - The
commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not
steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may
be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as
yourself."
Romans 13:10 - Love does no harm to its neighbor.
Therefore love is the fulfillment of the
law.
Romans 14:15 - If your brother is distressed because of what
you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your
eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 - 4Love
is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it
is not proud. 5It
is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it
keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love
does not delight in evil but rejoices with the
truth. 7It
always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres.
Galatians 5:14 - The entire
law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as
yourself."
Galatians 5:22 - But the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against
such things there is no law.
Ephesians 4:2 - Be
completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another
in love.
Ephesians 5:2 - and live a
life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up
for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to
God.
James 2:8 - If you
really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your
neighbor as yourself," you are doing right
1 John 3:11 - [ Love one
another ] This is
the message you heard from the beginning: We
should love one another.
1 John 3:14 - We know
that we have passed from death to life, because
we love our brothers. Anyone who does
not loveremains in death.
1 John 3:16 - This is
how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life
for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our
brothers.
1 John 3:17 - If anyone
has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no
pity on him, how can the love of God be in
him?
1 John 3:18 - Dear
children, let us not love with words or tongue but with
actions and in truth.
1 John 4:7 - [ God's Love and
Ours ] Dear
friends, let us love one another,
for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been
born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:10 - This
is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us
and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our
sins.
1 John 4:19 - We love because he first loved
us.
as for me. i find myself hardly even living for Him, abit hard
to say that i will confirm die for Him. let me work on living for
Him first?
pardon me for saying this......
if the person does not believe in your beliefs, what the use of
quoting from the bible?
as I said.......I am not taking side here.....