I love you, but I don't like you

[Luther073082]

We're commanded to love people, regardless of our affection toward them; we don't have to like everyone (or anyone). Loving them means desiring their good - in temporal and eternal things. Love is an action, the result of a free choice ... not the height of emotion.

Christ didn't say, "like one another as I have liked you" or "like your neighbor as yourself." (Thankfully).

I agree with Carrye on this.

 

[JPPT1974]

We are to love those that hate us
Even if we can't do it ourselves
God can do it for us. As only
Best that He know how!

 

[Jeff91199]

We're commanded to love people, regardless of our affection toward them; we don't have to like everyone (or anyone). Loving them means desiring their good - in temporal and eternal things. Love is an action, the result of a free choice ... not the height of emotion.

Christ didn't say, "like one another as I have liked you" or "like your neighbor as yourself." (Thankfully).

Tsk tsk. Command or not, I straight-up don't like, or even love, some people. I've had a lot of problems with being rejected and marginalized by people - even Christians - which makes it very hard to love them, nonetheless.
Hey, nobody's perfect, and God will have to deal with me about that.

 

[ido]

Tsk tsk. Command or not, I straight-up don't like, or even love, some people. I've had a lot of problems with being rejected and marginalized by people - even Christians - which makes it very hard to love them, nonetheless.
Hey, nobody's perfect, and God will have to deal with me about that.

Have you forgiven the people that have wronged you?

 

[Jeff91199]

Have you forgiven the people that have wronged you?

Over time, and sometimes begrudgingly. Distance helps, too.

 

[ido]

Over time, and sometimes begrudgingly. Distance helps, too.

Well, IMO, that is showing them Christian love. Especially if they have not admitted their wrongs and asked for the forgiveness.