Love or Like?

[449 words] The two words above are confusing to many people. I can love someone but not like certain practices. I can love someone because of the soul which God put in him; but, I may not like their life style or habits. God is a God of love (1 John 4:18), but God does not like all of man’s behaviors and practices. He loved Adam and Eve. They were God’s first human creations. God loved them so much that He gave them a paradise home. Since He loved them, He gave them some commandments to guide them in their paradise. They chose not to follow those commands. As a result, they were expelled from the Garden of Eden and death came on the human race. He didn’t like what they did, but He loved them. He loved people in Noah’s day. People became more and more wicked (Gen. 6:5)….