I sense we could have a very interesting conversation in a more direct forum. As it is, I’ll stick to a simple point.
Of what value is love in and of itself? All manner of unprofitable decisions are made on the basis of love. Let’s say you lived your entire life as Mother Theresa, but were never saved and died and went to hell. What would your expressed love have profited you? Let’s say the people you helped likewise were never saved, died, and went to hell. What would your expressed love have profited them?
This is my point. The meaning of life, the reason we’re here, is profit. Life is its own end, and we act to preserve it and maximize its quality both on this Earth and beyond. And we’re not the only ones. Why did God create us? To what end does He work? To bring glory to Him. Sounds kind of selfish, doesn’t it? So it is, and so it should be.
