http://www.andrewmaddox.com/2006/03/when-do-you-stop-trying/ thoughts, musings, and writings of Andrew Maddox Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:16:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.andrewmaddox.com/2006/03/when-do-you-stop-trying/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Janae Wed, 08 Mar 2006 06:50:55 +0000 http://andrewmaddox.com/blog/?p=176#comment-165 really good post....i can totally relate really good post….i can totally relate

]]> http://www.andrewmaddox.com/2006/03/when-do-you-stop-trying/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Brad Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:34:30 +0000 http://andrewmaddox.com/blog/?p=176#comment-164 Well, I have a mid-term in about 3 hours, so what am I doing right now? You know it...procrastinating. I had some really cool things in my head about commenting on this post that you made because I really liked it, but now I forget. So you are going to get the "uncool" version. I believe that everything you talked about in what are attitudes should be towards one another with the use of scripture is the definition of LOVE(not the hippie happiness of holding hands and skipping down the street junk, but REAL love. Love as a choice. A self sacrificing love. The love of serving your friends. The love of serving your enemies.).It seems that your whole post is on the subject of love and the word is not even mentioned becuase the jist of the scriputre you brought light to is the definition of love in its AGAPE sense. By definition it would not make sense for the word "love" to be in the definition of "love". I also like how when C.S. Lewis talks about friendships and loving others as we love ourselves he brings up the fact that every single person in the world has a trait about themselves which can not NATURALLY be loved. So kudos on putting some of your thoughts up on your website, it made me think about my own relationships too. John 15:13 "And there is no greater love than this, that one may lay down his life for his friends." Well, I have a mid-term in about 3 hours, so what am I doing right now? You know it…procrastinating.
I had some really cool things in my head about commenting on this post that you made because I really liked it, but now I forget. So you are going to get the “uncool” version.
I believe that everything you talked about in what are attitudes should be towards one another with the use of scripture is the definition of LOVE(not the hippie happiness of holding hands and skipping down the street junk, but REAL love. Love as a choice. A self sacrificing love. The love of serving your friends. The love of serving your enemies.).It seems that your whole post is on the subject of love and the word is not even mentioned becuase the jist of the scriputre you brought light to is the definition of love in its AGAPE sense. By definition it would not make sense for the word “love” to be in the definition of “love”.
I also like how when C.S. Lewis talks about friendships and loving others as we love ourselves he brings up the fact that every single person in the world has a trait about themselves which can not NATURALLY be loved. So kudos on putting some of your thoughts up on your website, it made me think about my own relationships too.
John 15:13 “And there is no greater love than this, that one may lay down his life for his friends.”

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