Love Rule Number 36

It seems that the concept of love is important to Saint Augustine. He was an avid proposer of self love. This is the idea that one should love themselves as they do their neighbor. He also believed in what is known as the eternal principle. This is the belief that one should have love for god and love for oneself. He also believed in the concept that there is no such thing as disordered love. He believes that when reading the bible and scriptures love is the overarching theme that the individual should use in their interpretation of the bible. I can come to terms with his understanding but in all respects love is not always a positive feeling or emotion. I feel as if love has been in many regards a reason for many negative emotions and actions that have taken place in my life. These actions that were direct results of the feeling of love has led me to, what I personally believe is sinning. Love has lead myself and probably many others to sin. The extent of that sin varies from one to another, nevertheless, a sin no doubt. If love is supposed to be this image that we should perpetuate throughout the bible why does it bring society so much chaos and anarchy. I believe that love and interpreting scripture through love is just bologna. When interpreting aspects of life or those that pertain to religion should we not try to steer free from love and rather interpret scripture free of all bias and especially that of love.