Title: Three Loves
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Recently, three-color traffic lights were newly installed in downtown Seoul. It must have been installed for the convenience and safety of the driver. But not everyone thought so. The arrow indicates to go, but it is red because it is a stop. Eventually I withdrew. I don't think our lives are like this. Are the arrows of life that point us in the right direction?
In the direction of life, you can enjoy the true direction of life and the value of life in God's love. The saddest thing in the world is to live without knowing that God loves us. What is love? There are at least three kinds of love.
1. If it is love.
This love is the love we get if we meet certain requirements. It is conditional love. This is the most common love. Some people only know what love is. Love is offered in return for what the loved one wants. The motive of this love is selfish and its purpose is to get something in return for love. The reason why many precious families have quarrels and break up is because they are in love.
2. Because it is love.
This love is the love that a person receives because of who he is or what he does. It is that there is some quality or quality that makes a person loveable. If it were, it could be called a more desirable and developed love. But to be loved this way is like trying to win the love of a shig before long.
I am anxious and afraid that what I have will be taken away by someone better than me. So they compete for love and endless efforts go on. This love is terrifying not only because of the fear of competing, but also because of the fact that I may not actually be as lovely as the person I love is. There is also the fear that the person you love will change someday and you will no longer be as lovely as you are now.
3. In spite of love.
This love is different from the if-style love because it is not conditional and does not expect anything in return. It is also different from love in the form of love because there is something attractive in the person who is loved, and not because there is something attractive.
This love is not because of any condition, nor is it because of who you are, but because of what you are. You don't need any qualifications to receive this love.
We long for this kind of love. What if I feel that no one in this world cares about me and that no one truly loves me? Sea and seafood, everything you see is useless. You will lose the will to live. We live because we are receiving a similar kind of love from someone, or hope that one day we will receive that kind of love. But love in spite of the world is limited. Because no one can give you this kind of love.
The love of ‘despite’ has come to us. The Bible tells us that we can fully enjoy this love in Jesus Christ. People searched for comfort in various ways and searched for the truth, but God gave us enough love to satisfy us. The love that God sent his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to this earth was unconditional love. In other words, God loves us as we are. It is unfortunate if we live without knowing this love, or if we reject it. When we were sinners, God demonstrated his love for us by putting his only begotten Son to die. He loved us even though we were sinners, and the culmination of that love was the death of His only begotten Son on the cross. I hope that you will realize the love of God despite your disability and enjoy eternal life.