OzSpen
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Actually, it is. In this scripture, Jesus is showing or letting people know they are not showing love for The True God or his Only-Begotten Son by Jesus saying to them that those that don't show love for The True God people who are Jesus Christ disciples or followers(True Christians) will depart into everlasting punishment.
Barney,
You gloss over some important biblical material about what the ungodly do. They are MORE than being unloving towards God:
18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness....
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshipped and served created things rather than the Creator – who is for ever praised. Amen (Rom 1:18, 21-25 NIV).
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshipped and served created things rather than the Creator – who is for ever praised. Amen (Rom 1:18, 21-25 NIV).
That's far more serious than your labelling them as people who don't love God.
They 'suppress the truth by their wickedness' is not some luvy, duvy failure to love God. They hate God and worship created things rather than the Creator.
Oz