 Affection is the foundation of HumanLove .
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 Affection that becomes intense is HumanLove .
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 Affection is an act of our will.  We may look kindly or fondly toward something or not.
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We are commanded to choose the right things on which to bestow our Affection .
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 Colossians 3:2 <br><i>
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.</i>
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As in all of the instructions that God has given us, this one is for our Good .
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 Humans do not have an infinite capacity for anything.
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So the choice about what we put our Affection on is important.
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There is an OpportunityCost to everything that we pursue.
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In the case of Affection , the OpportunityCost is what you are not placing your Affection on.
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Sometimes Affection for one thing implies Hatred toward something else.
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This is a very insidious thing.  We nay not realize that Hate has sprung from inappropriate Affection .
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An example of misplaced Affection that is widespread in our Society is Animal Worship .
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It is apparent from many comments I have read that Animal `lovers` Hate Animal abusers.
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If you are an Animal `lover` your reaction to that statement is `absolutely right!`.
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How is this Affection misplaced?
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 Animals were put on earth to serve man`s needs as food sources and laborers.
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No where in the Bible does God expect or require man to show Animals Affection .
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God`s command above is that we place our Affection on things above and not things of the earth.
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 God is Heavenly .  Man, through Christ Jesus is Heavenly .
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 Christ commanded us to Love God and Love one another.  
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Again, because of OpportunityCost we cannot place the appropriate Affection on God and Humans when we have dedicated a significant part of our Affection on Animals .
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Now, it may seem unfair to pick on Animal Affection when most everyone places sugnificant anount of Affection on things other than God and man.
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However, when we consider golf lovers, for instance, we don`t see animosity from them toward non-golf-lovers.
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