Love is a fruit of the Spirit (Ga 5:22; Col 1:8).  A pure heart leads to love (1Pe 1:22).  It is an active (1Th 1:3; Heb 6:10) and abiding principle (1Co 13:8,13).  Love is the evidence of a Christian (Joh 13:35).

Response to comment [from a Catholic]:  "Both will be gathered at the Great White Throne Judgment at the end of time."

That is not biblical.  Those who insist on being judged by their works will be at the Great White Throne Judgment (Jude 1:11, Re 20:11).  They will see that they should have trusted Christ's righteousness not their own. 

Those who trust in Christ alone (not their own works [Isa 64:6]) do not come into judgment (Ro 8:1).  They receive reward at the Bema seat (1 Cor 3:15).

There is one gospel--one of grace not works (Eph 2:8).  No church membership can save (Matt. 15:9).

Response to comment [from other]:  "Why do you insist on turning it into a debate about differences...when the topic is common ground?"

The question was:  Is there common ground between the believer and the unbeliever?  The answer is no:  "What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever?"  (2 Cor 6:15, NLT).

Response to comment [from a Catholic]:  "So the unbeliever is the devil?"

The unbeliever is of the devil (Jn 8:44).

"That is so pathetic."

Despising the word of God is pathetic (2 Sam 12:9).

Response to comment [from other]:  "Representing your own viewpoint as infallible is pathetic...and of the devil."

Truth is truth independent from me.  I thought you did not believe the Bible is inspired.  How do you know there is a devil?   

"That it is,.....there is Absolute Reality... which is intrinsic to Existence Itself, apart from any relative assumption, interpretation or qualification,...it is just What IS.....this Reality, here, Now...Anything 'else' is one's relative assumption, perspective, interpretation of what 'truth' is especially when it comes to 'theology'...[T]hat Existence is the common ground we all share as "humanity". If God is Love,...all has emerged from It and shall return to It, in one form or another, whether integrated or dis-integrated...all remerges with Source."

I bet you have a whole seminar to sell your goofy-talk.

As a reminder, God is not the author of confusion (1 Cor 14:33).  Imagine bowing down to the true, living Lord this Christmas (not the bulbs on the Christmas tree) or the supposed energy (immeasurable) around it.

God wants one thing from us this Christmas--belief in him (Jn 12:44).   

Response to comment [from a Christian]:  "Whether or not one has found truth, we're still all here/there together in the midst of it."

Battle lines are drawn.  We line up on either side (Josh 24:15).

Response to comment [from a Christian]: 

Salvation is far from the wicked (Ps 119:155; Isa 59:11).

Response to comment [from a Christian]:  "It's just waiting to smack somebody upside the head...just waiting..."

Consider the following:

While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! [Matt. 12:46–49].

"The Lord is saying that the strongest relationship today is the relationship between Christ and a believer. Friend, if you are a child of God and you have unsaved family members, you are closer to Jesus Christ than you are to your own kin, including the mother that bore you. You are more closely related to other believers than you are to unsaved members of your family. This is tremendous! He is talking about a new relationship. McGee, J. Vernon: Thru the Bible Commentary. electronic ed. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1981, S. 4:70-71.

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother [Matt. 12:50].

And what is the will of the Father? That you hear the Lord Jesus Christ, that you accept Him and trust Him."  McGee, J. Vernon: Thru the Bible Commentary. electronic ed. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1981, S. 4:70-71

Can two walk together, except they be agreed? [Amos 3:3].

"Can two walk together? Yes, but they cannot go together unless they are in agreement. I watched a young couple the other day who hadn’t been married long. They were walking down the street arm in arm. All of a sudden she turned around, stamped her little foot, and started walking back toward their home—but he kept on going. They weren’t walking together any more because there had been some disagreement. Can two walk together, except they be agreed?"  McGee, J. Vernon: Thru the Bible Commentary. electronic ed. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1981, S. 4:70-71

"I cannot help but notice that there is no problem between us that cannot be solved by your departure."
- Mark Twain

"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."
- Groucho Marx ... Full text:  Armor of the Lord/Blood Schmud

Response to comment [from other]:  [Truth is truth independent from me.]  "But you consider yourself infallible in your perception of it."

No.  We are sinners.  We will make mistakes.  Our commitment to the Lord and to the truth will affect our thinking.

[How do you know there is a devil?]  "I see it here in the form of folks who regard themselves as infallible...then use that as a platform for spreading hate and division."

Love is hate to those who hate the truth (Enyart).  You claim the Bible is a man-made book.  Why believe in the devil?  Do you pick and choose parts of the Bible to believe in?

Response to comment [from other]:  "Good, Serpent. That's all that was being asked. It wasn't a call for you to get into another of your fanatic preaching episodes...simply make a statement about whether or not common ground is possible."

What other dose of truth hurts your tum tum?

"Not much room for common ground if you're that full of hate."

Love is hate to those who hate the truth (Enyart).  

Response to comment [from a Buddhist]:  "What does "Josh" have to do with you or me? Why let his ethnocentric thoughts direct the future in perpetuity?"

Buddha can't help you (Mt 25:41,46; Ro 1:32).  He's still in the grave which is where you are headed (Mr 9:44).  Only Jesus proved to have power over death (Joh 3:16; 8:51; Ac 4:12).

See:

Buddhism

Response to comment [from other]:  "LOL.  [W]ho said I believed in the devil? Is that yet another example of you getting something wrong without even realizing it?  Sheesh...with those kinds of errors percolating through this "truth-discerning" mechanism you're using, one can just imagine how many other errors there are floating around that brain of yours that you're not even aware of."

You said:  "Representing your own viewpoint as infallible is pathetic...and of the devil." [December 8th, 2009, 11:43 AM]. 

Try to say what you mean and mean what you say. 

Response to comment [from other]:  "All Life is the experiential innovation and evolution of Consciousness."

You won't listen to truth so now you are prepared for loopy, here (2 Thess 2:11).    Do you have a white garment, sandals, and flowers, I hope? 

Response to comment [from other]:  "I don't believe in the devil."

That sounds more consistent. 

You are wrong.  There is a devil and you are easy prey (1Ki 22:21,22; Re 20:7,8). 

"One of the most devilish aspects of human psychology is their belief in their own infallibility..."

"Devilish" is an adjective.

You prefer people who are uncertain of anything? 

You can be sure of this:   death is approaching (Heb. 9:27), your sin will find you out (Num. 32:23), and you will be judged (Acts 17:31).

[That sounds more consistent.]  "The only thing that made it inconsistent was your inability to read with the required degree of comprehension. If you can get that wrong without realizing it, just think how many other errors are floating around in that fanatic head of yours that you don't realize either."

Consistent meaning--each person has a basis for truth.  For the Christian, it is the Bible.  You reject the Bible so what is your basis for truth?  Your heart?  Oprah's magazine?  [There is a devil and you are easy prey (1Ki 22:21,22; Re 20:7,8).]  "No, Serp, I look at fanatics like you and see the devil."

You are borrowing from the book you reject.   

[You prefer people who are uncertain of anything?]  "I prefer people who are honest. I find they're easier to trust."

Those who honestly knowing nothing?  Why are they easier to trust?  Do they tickle your ears?  (2 Ti 4:3).

"..."serpent" is one of the most reviled terms in the entire Bible."

A Bible you reject?  You've gone on an on with that issue.  Even a Mormon was able to correct your biblical illiteracy on that one--do you recall? 

See:

Inspired Scripture  http://vananne.com/inspiredscripture/

"...[Y]ou can't handle the inner battle with your own "flesh"...so you fight this outer battle as a stand-in."

I think you have that backward.  Christians are freed from sin's dominion (Ro 6:18).  The unregenerate man is not (2Pe 2:14). 

It sounds like you've picked up a few Christian terms while here at TOL (2 Ti 3:7).  Too bad you won't humble yourself before God. 

Response to comment [from other]:  "Interesting that some of the teachings of Jesus and Buddha are similar..."

Blurring the lines again as all false teachers do (Eph. 4:14).  Jesus is the one way, one truth and one life--not "a" way, "a" truth, and "a" life (Jn 14:6).

"The "cult-toasters" site is just another "apologetics site" with a penchant to 'toast' all other groups and present themselves as the sole custodians of 'Gods Word' - "pop-tarts" for Jesus. Fry everyone else that doesn't believe in your 'certified' dogma, and the age-old Crusades continues its march. (history on 'repeat')."

Toasting false teachers like you who mix truth with error (Ga 5:9).  (See:  www.vananne.com/culttoasters)  You promote Hinduism, Gnostic gospels, New Age mysticism, Urantia toilet pagers, Buddhism, etc.--you are all over the place.    You love everything but the truth.  You are totally destitute of the truth (1 Tim. 6:3–5). 

"...give inquiring minds a 'fair playing field'."

We don't compromise with truth.  Better to be divided by truth than united in error (Adrienne Rogers).  

"...while I'm not an atheist"

It doesn't much matter.    You don't have Christ (2 Pet. 2:1). 

"We cover some of this on the "Ask a Buddhist" thread."

That's nice.  Buddha is in the grave and you are headed there (Prov. 21:28) because your oath is false (Zech. 8:17). 

Response to comment [from a Buddhist]:  "If you subscribe to myths and indulge in magical thinking, then the myth of Jesus rising from the grave and ascending into heaven is not really that big of a deal from the point of view of someone who belongs to a tradition in which reincarnation is the norm (the grave is not the end), raising the dead is common knowledge (I learned how to do this from a Tibetan lama years ago...)"

Jesus is the only man who ever proved that he has the power over death.  His grave was empty.  Buddha is still decaying in his. 

"...voluntary projection of consciousness is practiced"

Merging into nothingness sounds a little cruel to me.  And that does not happen (2 Cor 5:8).      

Response to comment [from other]:  "',..."Truth' is the Reality that is Existing, right here, right NOW....this very moment, where the Omnipresence of 'God' is fully BEING. I Am... and I Know 'this', as Absolute. Reality is Self-evident, as this Intelligent Awareness. - all else is 'relative'....a field of relative interpretations."

You promote a variety of faiths--everything but historical, biblical Christianity.  They cannot all be true.  In fact, Jesus said they are all false (Jn 14:6).  You do not know truth (1 Tim. 6:3–5) because you don't know him.  Clearly, 7125 posts later, neither do you have any interest in the truth (2 Tim. 3:8).  That's too bad.  

"God supplies us with all that is worthy of our enjoyment of Life..."

You deny God.  He supplies you with air to breathe, sun to shine on you, etc.--for the time being (Mt 5:45).  You live under his general grace.  But it will not end well for you if you continue to deny Christ.  You cannot claim promises that belong to believers in him:

1. Abundant life
John 10:10
2. A crown of life
Rev. 2:10
3. A heavenly home
John 14:1–3
4. A new name
Isa. 62:1–2
5. Answers to prayer
1 John 5:14
6. Assurance
2 Tim. 1:12
7. Cleansing
John 15:3
8. Clothing
Zech. 3:4
9. Comfort
Isa. 51:3
10. Companionship
John 15:15
11. Deliverance
2 Tim. 4:18
12. Divine sonship
1 John 3:1–2
13. Everlasting life
John 3:16
14. Fellowship of Jesus
Matt. 18:19
15. Fruitfulness
John 15:4–5
16. Gifts of the Spirit
1 Cor. 12
17. Glory after death
Man. 13:43
18. God’s protecting care
1 Pet. 5:6–7
19. Growth
Eph. 4:11–15
20. Guidance
Isa. 42:16
21. Hope
Heb. 6:18–19
22. Inheritance
1 Pet. 1:3–4
23. Joy
Isa. 35:10
24. Knowledge
Jer. 24:7
25. Liberty
Rom. 8:2
26. Peace
John 14:27
27. Power for service
John 14:12
28. Renewal
Titus 3:5
29. Rest
Heb. 4:9, 11
30. Restoration
Isa. 57:18; 1 John 1:9
31. Resurrection
Rom. 8:11
32. Rich rewards
Matt. 10:42
33. Spiritual fullness
John 6:35
34. Spiritual healing
Hos. 6:1
35. Spiritual light
John 12:46
36. Spiritual treasures
Matt. 6:19–20
37. Strength
Phil. 4:13
38. Temporal blessings
Matt. 6:25–33
39. Understanding
Ps. 119:104
40. Victory
1 John 5:4
41. Wisdom
James 1:5
Willmington, H. L. (1987). Willmington's book of Bible lists. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House.

"God is clearly telling us that serpents are to be avoided."

I thought the Mormon helped you with this issue.  Yes.  I agree.  It is probably a good idea to stay away from snakes.  

"Of course, being the Biblical expert that you are..."

Did I claim to be a biblical scholar? 

"...[S]o your use of the term"

How do I use the term?

"...and the fact that you wear it so proudly."

I think pride is a bad thing (Mal 1:3).

"...is a clear warning to the rest of us."

So you are:  superstitious, afraid of snakes, and take God's advice when you can?     

"I suspect that God actually made you choose that nic'...whether you were aware of it or not...just to warn the rest of us without you knowing about it."

May I recommend a course in logic?  

"You name yourself "serpent"...you're a snake."

I'm a person not a snake.  

[Pride is a bad thing (Mal 1:3).]  "In that case, quit being so proud of your infallibility that you use it as a platform for judging others..."

Are you judging me?  I thought you said don't judge others?  Pride means believing you can life a life without God.  

"God is the only one qualified for that..."

Didn't you say you reject God's word? 

"...and you're not qualified to speak for God."

When I quote scripture, I am 100% qualified (2 Thess 2:15).  Who is qualified to speak for God in your mind?  Know-nothings that you admire?  (E.g. The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell).

"...[I]f you listen to yourself at all...and you listen to the Bible...that ought to be enough for you, too."

Problem is--you wield the sword of the Spirit like a boy shaving for the first time.

Response to comment [from other]:  "Romper Room Apologetics."

We can't all be as wise as you (1 Cor 2:14).

"Truth is Universal, Self-existing, Absolute, in its pure Beinghood. It is this Reality right here , now..."

Right.  You keep saying that.  Meanwhile, God is not the author of confusion (1 Cor 14:33).  Wrapping strange-talk up in capital letters does not make it any more true (1 Tim. 6:3–5).  I'll take Romper Room over your false teaching any day (Mt 18:3).    

"Merry Christ-mass"

I'm not a Catholic.  Roman Catholics officially teach that God can be called down by a priest and re-sacrificed.  This is not biblical.  The mass is a wicked and blasphemous  ceremony.     

See:

No Sacrifice http://vananne.com/culttoasters/No%20Sacrifice.htm

Response to comment [from a Christian]:  "I have to say, you are going about this the wrong way."

Sidebar:  I notice you call yourself "more left than right" (Eccl 10:2).  Do you think that is a wise place to line up?

"Sometimes, instead of being so full on about saving people..."

We cannot save people.  God saves people (Ps 3:8; 37:39; Jer 3:23).

"...with scripture and the 'evils' they are doing, you need to stop for a moment and listen to what they are saying."

I think we hear a little differently (Jer 5:21).

"Nightangel was raised Catholic..."

That's never a good sign.

"She had faith in God..."

1 Jn 2:19.

"...got nothing back [from God]."

We come to God on his terms (in repentance and humility) not on our own. 

"She's angry at God."

Ya think?

Response to comment [from other]:  "I don't reject any belief or religion, as a historian and archaeologist I've come to see god as a representation of nature, how early man saw the world in order to understand it and therefore progress, without belief in God, it is almost certain we would not be at the stage in history we are at now. I do not worship "nature" I simply admire it, and belief we would not be here without, all the natural and wonderful things we see around us are as part of it as you, I or even a belief in God."

Welcome.

Men are given: internal evidence (Ps 19:1), external evidence (Ro 2:15) and the scriptures.  They are without excuse (Ro 1:20).  God is holy (Ex 15:11; 1Sa 2:2).  We are responsible before him.

Response to comment [from other]:  "Truth that is."

God is not a light, force, or energy.  This supposed energy has never been measured by the way.  God is a person.  You have the attributes of personhood--God can be greater than us but not less.  God has all of the attributes of personhood. 

A light or an energy is not offended if you blaspheme it.  God is offended when men blaspheme his name and fail to worship him (Ps 74:18; Isa 52:5; 2Ti 3:2; Re 18:11,21).

You refer to God as an "it".  He is not an "it".  He is a person.  He alone is to be worshipped (Ex. 20:3; Deut. 5:7; 6:13; Matt. 4:10; Luke 4:8; Acts 10:26; 14:15; Col. 2:18; Rev. 19:10; 22:8).

"And each are free to choose their 'lot'....working from their own perception and capacity. Each can only see and appreciate the view of their own horizon."

Knowledge is not the problem with the world.  Sin is.  Men do not need more knowledge.  They need to humble themselves, repent, and seek God (Mt 6:33).  In all your false teachings, you never speak of God's holiness.  

There is one way, one truth, and one life found only in the person of Jesus Christ (Jn 14:6).

See:

What Are the Gnostic Gospels?  http://www.gotquestions.org/Gnostic-gospels.html

"Partake of the bread (harvest of grain). Mother Earth and the Goddess provides..."

Earth is created by God.  Man was not meant to be a dirt-worshipper (Enyart).  Men change the glory of God into an image (Ro 1:23; Ac 17:29); They change the truth of God into a lie (Ro 1:25; Isa 44:20).  It is a work of the flesh (Ga 5:19,20) and an abomination to God (De 7:25).  Men hold fast to their deceit (Jer 8:5).

"...honoring the Spirit and the elements (heaven and earth). - all is a convergence of Spirit."

You do not honor God because you do not honor his Son (Jn 5:23).  We come to God on his terms, not on the terms of our imagination (Ro 1:23).  Pan-en-theism (God is in all, we are part of God) and pantheism (God is all, humans are the same essence of God) are false.  God is the creator.  We are his creation.  Men are disrespectful of God as creator (Rom. 1:25).

See:

Worldview Comparison http://www.vananne.com/culttoasters/Worldview%20Comparison.PDF

Do All Roads Lead to God? http://www.vananne.com/culttoasters/All%20Roads.htm

Are Sincere Cultists Lost? http://www.inplainsite.org/html/sincere_cultists.html

Response to comment [from other]:  [Ps 19:1, Ro 2:15, Ro 1:20]

Ps 19:1 is an argument from design. It's really the only argument that theists have...but it's based on the assumption of creation, then using creation as the evidence that it was created. Weak, circular argument, based on assumption.

Ro 2:15 says that someone else's behavior is evidence of the existence of God. Well, no, it's really evidence of someone else's behavior.

Ro 1:20 is argument by assertion, not evidence at all.

The Bible does not set out to prove God.  That is a given (Ps 53:1).  We are witnesses in the world not lawyers.  

Response to comment [from other]: "Freelight doesn't honor Jesus in exactly the same way you do."

Freelight does not honor God (Jn 5:23).  He promotes false teaching (e.g. Urantia Toilet Papers, Hinduism, Gnosticism, etc.).  He is destitute of the truth (1 Tim. 6:3–5).  You will never hear him speak of God's holiness or our responsibility before him.  Some 7,000 some posts later--he has heard the gospel of Jesus Christ but he rejects it.

False teachers have their place in the lake of fire (Re 19:20; 20:10).  There is good reason to worship the true and living God (not the outlet you plug the Christmas tree into) this Christmas.  I hope he does.    

Response to comment [from a Christian]:  "I'm pretty sure this thread was supposed to be about common ground...not common complaints."

Good. Then, you answer JWStipple. We all obey the law of gravity.

Response to comment [from a Christian]:  [Gravity] "...and the older we get the more obedient we become."

  This is what I'm saying.  More common ground--as we move right along. 

Response to comment [from a Wiccan]:  "I'm not angry at God. I just realized that your God simply doesn't exist."

So you're a foolish witch.   I wouldn't say that. God would (Ps 14:1). It's nice to know how to classify people. I don't think they offer a "foolish witch" selection.

Response to comment [from other]:  "Your 'version' of 'truth' is imposed."

There aren't "versions" of truth (Jn 14:6).  It's God's universe.  He makes the rules.  God will not force you to go to heaven.

"I do not honor 'God' shows you have little or no comprehension skills. - someone claiming to know 'God' ought to have at least basic knowledge and understanding of the theology..."

You have bad theology like a bad egg--Christians can smell it (1 Jn 4:3).

"You do yourself a dishonor with your 'mis-conceptions'."

Take it up with the King of Kings (1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 17:14).

"[W]e've dismantled misconceptions of 'hell' elsewhere..."

Who is we?  You and your minions? 

Hell is scriptural.  It is the future abode of the wicked (Psa. 9:17; Prov. 5:5; Prov. 9:13–17; Prov. 15:24; Prov. 23:13, 14; Isa. 30:33; Isa. 33:14; Matt. 3:12; Matt. 5:29 v. 30.; Matt. 7:13 v. 14.; Matt. 8:11, 12; Matt. 10:28; Matt. 13:30, 38–42, 49, 50; Matt. 16:18; Matt. 18:8, 9, 34, 35; Matt. 22:13; Matt. 25:28–30, 41, 46; Mark 9:43, 44 vs. 45–48.; Matt. 5:29. Luke 3:17 Matt. 3:12. Luke 16:23, 24, 26 vs. 25,28;; Acts 1:25. 2 Thess. 1:9; 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6, 23; Rev. 9:1, 2 Rev. 11:7. Rev. 14:10, 11; Rev. 19:20; Rev. 20:10, 15; Rev. 21:8 Rev. 2:11).

"[Y]ou only have your "version" of God".

There aren't "versions" of God (Ex. 3:14; Rev. 1:4, 11, 17).

"You have no vision outside of your own conditioned logic."

I was blind now I see (Jn 9:25). 

"'God', that He's become a 'puppet' to serve your own "psychology"."

Get the mind of Christ (1 Cor 2:16).  You are alienated (Ezek. 23:17–22; Col. 1:21), spiteful (Ezek. 36:5), debased (Rom. 1:28), hardened (2 Cor. 3:14) and defiled (Titus 1:15). 

"Might be time to step back from this contrived 'God' and the ego that created it..."

How Freudian.  You don't need a psychologist.  Go to the Great Physician (Lk. 5:12-15). 

"...and take a breather. - enter the clear spiritual air and sky...that is inherently and always free."

Freedom isn't free.  It cost the Lord everything (Mt 26:39).  Your sin will be on you or on Jesus (John 3:36).

Response to comment [from other]:  "I do not believe that belief in God is wrong, (I know firsthand that it enriches people’s lives, make people happy and helps them to understand)."

Consider:

 * Cosmological argument:

• Everything that had a beginning has a cause.
• The universe had a beginning.
• Therefore, the universe had a cause.

Design argument:

• Every design has a designer.
• The universe—and life—has a highly complex design.
• Therefore, there is a Great Designer.

Moral argument

• Moral laws require a lawgiver
• Absolute moral laws exist.
• Therefore, there is an absolute Moral Lawgiver.
Full text:  Atheism & Agnosticism http://www.vananne.com/culttoasters/Atheism%20and%20Agnosticism.PDF

Response to comment [from other]:  "Serpent spreads hate...and the folks he hates most are those exactly like himself."

Did you just blow in from stupid town? If I hated you, I would remain silent.  It's called apathy.

Response to comment [from other]:  "One can only see from the platform on which he stands and its context..."

The people like to talk about "love" and "oneness" the most reduce God to an impersonal being (e.g. Hinduism or New Age mysticism). Even a dog experiences some emotion! We have personality and emotion. God can be more than us but he cannot be less. God has personality and emotion.

God is not an impersonal being. Had God written a book, thrown it at us and said, "There, I hope you can understand that." That would be one thing. We could dismiss him. But, Jehovah God, the second person of the trinity, stepped out of time and eternity for "a little time" to save mankind (Heb 2:9).

Jesus, forever man and forever God is our advocate (1 Jn 2:1). He suffered as we suffer (Isa 53:3). He is glorious and worthy of all worship because he suffered and died for us (Heb 2:9). His life never saved anyone. His birth, his teachings, his miracles, his example--never saved anyone. His death saved us. (Ge 3:15, Isa 53:5). On earth, Jesus represented God (Col 2:9). In heaven, Jesus represents man (1 Jn 2:1).

He came and proved that he was God. He is the only man who every proved that he has the power over death (Lk 24:34). He proved he is greater than Moses (Heb 3).  Behold this Jesus (McGee, Heb 2:13).   

Response to comment [from other]:  "Hate divides. Love unites. You spread division..."

Can two walk together, except they be agreed? [Amos 3:3].

Can two walk together? Yes, but they cannot go together unless they are in agreement. I watched a young couple the other day who hadn’t been married long. They were walking down the street arm in arm. All of a sudden she turned around, stamped her little foot, and started walking back toward their home—but he kept on going. They weren’t walking together any more because there had been some disagreement. Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
Here is a cause and an effect. The cause: there must be agreement if you are to walk together with God. The effect: you will walk with Him when you are in agreement. This doesn’t mean that God will come over and agree with you. You and I will have to go over to His side and agree with Him. As someone has said, God rides triumphantly in His own chariot. And if you don’t want to get under the wheels of that chariot, you had better get aboard and ride. After all, God is carrying through His purpose in the world.

It was very interesting to me to visit England and see Windsor Castle and Hampton Court. I think of Henry VI, Henry VIII, and Richard II, who were some of the boys who made the Tower of London famous because they sent many there who lost their heads. They had their way for a while—especially Henry VIII, but no one today is paying much attention to what Henry VIII thought or to what he did. My friend, God is running His universe His way and is not asking advice from little man. If you and I are going to walk with God, we will have to go His way. Amos has stated a great principle in his first question: “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”
McGee, J. Vernon: Thru the Bible Commentary. electronic ed. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1981, S. 3:6

Gal 4:16, Lk 12:51

[The people like to talk about "love" and "oneness" the most reduce God to an impersonal being (e.g. Hinduism or New Age mysticism). Even a dog experiences some emotion!]  "[S]o folks who talk about a loving God are saying that God is impersonal? Lol..."

Freelight claims that God is impersonal.  Try to run on all cylinders today.

"Hateful people don't like loving Gods. Your hate is showing."

Love is hate to those who hate the truth (Enyart).

"God doesn't hate."

Mal 1:3.

"Your information is from a book of stories invented by imperfect, fallible humans, written by imperfect, fallible humans, compiled by imperfect, fallible humans, read by imperfect, fallible humans, and interpreted by imperfect, fallible humans..."

2 Tim. 3:16-17.

Response to comment [from other]:  "...[Y]our lack of comprehension of the metaphysical dimensions involved."

It's pretty simple.  :idunno: God has a name.  Do you know it?  Clue:  it's not "it".

"If you cant put some effort forth in learning something beyond your own 'theology'..."

There is one thing to know (Jn 14:6) which you reject.  We are to reject false teachers not coddle them (1 Tim. 6:3–5).

"There is no excuse for ignorance, when the knowledge and resources have been afforded you."

God might say the same to you (Ro 1:20).  You don't have an intellectual problem.  You have a heart problem (Heb 3:15).    

Response to comment [from other]:  "He is the source of all personality..."

Close but no cigar.    God has a name and his name is Jesus (Ex. 3:14; Rev. 1:4, 11, 17). 

Your denial of him will lead you straight to hell (Psa. 2:1–3; Psa. 118:22 Luke 20:17, 18. Isa. 8:14; Isa. 49:4; Isa. 50:1–11; Isa. 53:1–4; Matt. 7:26, 27 Luke 6:46–49. Matt. 8:12, 34 Mark 5:17; Luke 8:37. Matt. 10:14, 15, 33; Matt. 11:16–19 Luke 7:31–35. Matt. 12:38–45; Matt. 13:13, 58 vs. 3–14;; Isa. 6:9, 10. Matt. 17:17; Matt. 21:32, 38–45 Mark 12:1–12; Luke 20:9–18. Matt. 26:31–35, 69–75 Mark 14:27–31, 66–72; Luke 22:31–34, 54–62; John 18:15–27. Mark 6:3–6; Mark 16:16; Luke 7:30, 34; Luke 10:16; Luke 11:23–26; Luke 13:34; Luke 14:16–24 Matt. 22:2–13. Luke 17:25; Luke 19:42; Luke 22:67; Luke 24:25 vs. 11,15–25,37-39.; John 1:11; John 3:11, 12, 18, 19, 32; John 5:38, 40, 43; John 6:36, 60–68; John 7:3–5, 12, 13, 15, 25–27; John 8:13, 21, 22, 24, 30 [with vs. 25–29.] John 8:45–47, 53; John 9:16, 17, 24; John 10:20, 21, 24, 33; John 11:46–48; John 12:37, 48; John 15:18, 20, 24; Acts 13:46; Acts 18:5, 6; Acts 22:18; Acts 28:24, 25, 27; Rom. 3:3; Rom. 9:31, 32; Rom. 10:16, 21; 1 Cor. 1:18, 23; 2 Tim. 2:12; Heb. 6:6; Heb. 10:29; 1 Pet. 2:4, 7, 8; 2 Pet. 2:1; 1 John 2:22, 23; 2 John 1:7; Jude 4).
Swanson, J., & Nave, O. (1994). New Nave's. Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems.