Hi Rhonda, Amen! Rhonda. I do also totally agree with your first thoughts on this subject. Thanks much. Many Blessings, Pat Ferguson "I can Do all Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me" Philippians 4:13. At 12:51 PM 1/27/2016, you wrote: >I responded to Christ because I realized the >price He had given for me. Maybe just for once I >felt of value to someone, because God so loved >me, he gave his only son…..I realized I couldn’t >earn God’s favor, couldn’t earn my salvation by >any means. Because God loved me when I was >unlovable I loved Him, and I wanted to please >Him because of my love for Him not my fear of Him. Does that make more sense? >Rhonda > >From: The Electronic Church >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of john schwery >Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 12:03 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Christian Life, Fear Versus Love > >Rhonda, I must disagree with you somewhat. We >can't forget about God's anger because His wrath >motivates us to come to salvation. People must know that judgment is coming. > > > >earlier, Rhonda Partain, wrote: > > > The Christian life comes down to one > thing for me: love. Where once I did things out > of obligation, fearing perhaps what would > happen if I didn’t, I now live as I do because > of love. My motivation has changed. It is God’s > kindness after all that brings us to repentance > not his anger. A love based relationship is the basis for a Christian life. > >Blessings! > >Rhonda