We all have some pet peeves, one of mine deals with the word "because". The word implies a conditional situation, I exercise six days a week because I don't want to be fat again. I treat my honeybees for mites, because I don't want my colonies to collapse and die. I do maintenance on my truck because I want it to last for as long as possible. All of these are conditions where I feel the "because" is appropriate. But there are some specific places where "because" is not appropriate. The first place is in an apology, or a confession of sin. And we all sin. When I say I am sorry, I made a mistake but it was "because", then its not really an apology or confession. It's an attempt to justify jackassery. There can be no "because" in true repentance.
The second place the word "because" should not be used is with the word "love". Love cannot be conditional. If I say that I love my wife "because", then there is an implication that should she fail at something, then I will not love her. This can't be, I love my wife, it's simply a fact, no conditions, no requirememnts. Sometimes I may be angry with Vicki, then there is a because, and that is conditional.
And the place that botheres me perhaps the most is using "because" with some attribute of God. I so often hear that God is (fill in the blank) because. NO! There cannot be a because with God. We may say I KNOW THAT God is (whatever) because, and that condition relates to my experience. My experience has nothing to do with God. God IS good, no because. God LOVES the world, no because. God IS righteous, no because. God IS holy, no because. Regardless of my status or how I may feel, these things do not change the attributes of God.
