Quote:
Originally posted by pyraxis
I'm curious, does that mean it would be more loving to go (for example) on a mission trip to a 3rd world country to help people that you've never even met, than to marry a person you have deep feelings for despite the disapproval of your family or society?
|
The two aren’t exactly comparable. To go on a mission trip can be for love of people or it can be selfish because you are making a conscious sacrifice in hopes of winning favor with God. Selfish here should not carry a negative connotation. It means that your motivated is derived MOSTLY from self-interest.
As far as marriage, if you are giving up approval because the person makes you feel better than the sum of societies approval then it doesn’t take a great deal of love to make the decision. If you are marrying a person that is hard to be with and the tangible negatives outweigh the positives then that is proof of the existence of love.