Saturday, August 05, 2006

Methinks (Interactive)

METHINKS…
This is the interactive page of Link by which the seminarians can express their own different views on some questions about the human person and life.

"CAN THERE BE LOVE WITHOUT GOD?"

This is a very intriguing question for all of us. Many say that human beings, by nature, are born to love and to be loved. Other contest that he/she can love and be loved even unconsciously knowing God. Can there be really love without God? Is love alone independent to exist even without God? Let some seminarians and other members of the MHCCS comm share their views about this question, which is also for every one of us to ponder.

"Love is being that is an expression of God’s being. This love must reside in human beings in order to experience the existence of this Being. Therefore, if god is without, love does not also exist."—Sem. Edward Lopez, 3rd year


"For me, love cannot exist without God, not because love is dependent to God or love is an abstract entity which comes from God; rather, it is simply because "God is love," the essence and nature of God".—Sem. Jason Austria, 4th year

"We do not need to posit the existence of God in order for us to love. Man, by nature, has his emotions. He can feel love and he can love. Even we are unconscious of the idea of God, we can love."—Sem. Julius Ferrer, 4th year

"In my reflection, love cannot exist without God because God and love are inseparable. There is no God without love and there is no love without God."—Sem. Andres Nuesca Jr, 4th year

"Love begins with God’s love for us, incarnated primarily to those who love us. Loving other person in the school in which we learn to love God. That’s why, where there is love there is God for God is love. That is, His nature and His essence. As long as there is love in our hearts and in our world, God will be always with us as He has promised."—Sem. Jaime Andres, 2nd year

"God is Love! We can never say that there is love if God is not present because love and God go hand in hand. When we talk of love, we will also talk of God because He is the source of everything; that everything love is included."—Sem. Norman Lalas, 2nd year

"As a Christian, there can be no love without God because in the first place, we firmly believe that ‘God is Love’. I do not believe that to live a life without God is to live a life with love!"—Sem. Stanley Apostol, 4th year

"God is the source of all goodness. This is the reason why there can never be love without God. You cannot separate God from love because God Himself is Love."—Sem. Chad Pecson, 1st year

"It is our belief that our existence came from God. God created all beings as instrument of love. Without the existence of God there can be no man, and without God and man, who is there to love and be loved?"—Sem. Linneus Carl Abreu, 4th year

"I do not think so! I cannot imagine the existence of love without God for the simple reason that God is the source of love, just like—how can you express love without interweaving the basic characteristic of love which is godlike. Hence, to love means to be with God or to reflect the attribute of God. Thus, the two words—love and God are inseparable just like a brush to a painter. Take the opposite of love and what do you get? " –Mr. Alfred Untalan, Instructor

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