Christians Don't 'Lead with This Fact' because ... Humans Want to Know 'What's In It for 'Me'?'

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Brother Kenneth Copeland sends a letter to his Ministries' Partners each month, and along-with that letter he sends 'a glossy card with a summary of the letter's message' (something I call an "encyclickmark" http://worldwidewisewordweb.blogspot.com/2018/05/encyclickmark-copelandnetwork.html on account of it being 'a bookmark' with text inspired by that month's 'encyclical'). This one--from a few months back--makes 'the connection that atheists conveniently forget when they're arguing against "believer-hood"': "Jesus declared it! ('And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them and I in them!' JOHN 17:26); I declare it! - 1 I believe Love is in me now! (JOHN 17:28) 2. I believe Love never fails! (1st CORINTHIANS 13:8) 3. I believe Love is God! (1st JOHN 4:8) "Because I have received THE LOVE, and because I have believed THE LOVE, I can confidently declare 1st Corinthians 13:4-8: I PRACTICE AND WALK IN LOVE. I AM LOVE!" Christians--when claiming they are Christians--don't usually lead with 'I am loved by the power of love itself, meaning that "the power of love" is my Father & I am Love'; but rather "I am 'SAVED' ... washed in The Blood of The Flying Zombie (or something)" (Sure, they don't present 'that metaphor' up-front either; but it shows you why atheists--who for some reason don't understand that believers have learned how to 'suspend disbelief' at a moment's notice (the way you do when you enter a movie-theater)--argue against people who carry their 'suspension of disbelief' into daily life ... (... believing--for instance--that Donald J. Trump is going to turn into a good President if we give him a few more years to improve ) 'Believing that God is "some person-in-the-clouds who imagines things into existence"' is like believing 'the U.S. government is just "some person-in-the-White-House who has ideas, writes them down & POOF! Laws are born"' Why don't they claim to be 'Children of "Love" living off of our inheritance?' Because they would rather believe their tickets-to-'eternal bliss' are bought-&-paid-for; and--though 'love' may be the base-reason why 'someone is allowed to live somewhere FOR FREE' (for instance: your children in your house, or you in your parents' house)--'love' doesn't pay the bills! (And don't mention "that stuff" that 'earns the money,' that people frequently confuse with 'love' ) The connection I noticed--though--is "thy name ... that the love ... may be .. in them!" 'Thy name' is 'Love,' no? Why do we call Him "Jesus Christ" and not 'Jesus Love?'