Is it possible for a person who is NOT a believer, to really love?
Of course we've heard "I love you" tossed around millions of times from all parties. And with the Hollywood culture that has infiltrated our society, the real acts of true love have been blurred. Saying "I love you" and seeing what love really looks like, however are vastly different. Acts of real love are a 'road less traveled' while the lingo is a dominant language.
But should this vast divide be more apparent? Is it? Why would Paul convey that believers and non-believer shouldn't be together in a relationship? Why would Jesus command 'us' to love our enemies? What does a non-believer mean when he/she says "I love you"? How can non-believing couples stay together for long periods of time and believers marriages end in divorce?
A person who has understood and accepted what Jesus has done for them tends to have a well from which to draw from. When a believer encounters hurt, disappointment, the object of disrespect and rejection, the obvious nature of the flesh arises. And from this nature comes the innate desire to curse, get revenge, and inflict hurt. But with that comes the faithful reminder of the Holy Spirit to do otherwise or refrain from such behaviors. Though a believer can ignore this friendly reminder, he/she has the ability to tap into the memory and irony of how he/she was once the offender and Jesus (their confessed Savior) forgave them securing them from the revenge of the offended (God). This power, if summoned, infuses them and once tapped into, diffuses the desires to retaliate.
THIS, is something the non-believer is NOT privy to. ACCESS DENIED! So when hard times fall, feelings and emotions might drive futile attempts to 'stay together' or 'work it out' and might even temporarily seem to work. But true love that was modeled in perfection, then accepted by imperfect people...will surely last and change lives! And THIS love ONLY runs through the veins of a believer in Jesus Christ.
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