Is there the standard for God's love for man since Jesus said Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites?

Answer 1

No, God's love for man is unconditional, God loves man irrespective of man's actions.

But you must remember 'love' is not the complete truth about God as far as The Bible is concerned. The Bible also talks about the wrath of God, God the judge, the goodness and severity of God.

Jesus denounces woes over the scribes and Pharisees because they were hypocrites, they were supposedly the spiritual leaders, but were leading people away from God.

The "woes" are not curses but more like expressions of sorry at the fate of the religious leaders who refuse to accept Jesus as the Messiah.

Answer 2

He said, "Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites" (7 times in Matthew 23), to scold them for acting, or not acting, they way they should. But, he still loved them. He wouldn't try to correct them (or us) if he didn't care about them. God loves everyone, and it's up to them to receive his love. And it's up to us to show them his love.

Answer 3

There is a standard for man's behavior not for God's Love. God can do nothing other than Love, as Love is what He IS. If God didn't love us, we wouldn't exist. Our Blessed Lord was correcting the behavior and the thought of the Scribes and the Pharisees.

As for the standard of our behavior, He was also very clear about that: Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (St. Matthew 16:24), and later in Matthew, chapter 25, beginning with verse 31 He tells us *exactly* how we are going to be judged:

Matthew 25:31-46 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE) The Judgment of the Nations31 “When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. 34 Then the King will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? 38 And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? 39 And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.’ 41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?’ 45 Then he will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.’ 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

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