Gods Agape Love “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.(John 3:16) The Bible talks about various kinds of love. Theres the Greek word phileo, which means friendship or tender affection. Then theres eros, which is the passionate love we feel for a lover. But theres a third kind, a higher kind of love. Agape is the kind of love God has toward His Son and the human race. Its a love that sacrifices, the love that we see in John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son...(NIV). There are so many scriptures on this topic. Its really something you should sit down and study personally. Another scripture that teaches the concept of agape love is Matthew 5:44. It tells us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. Its not difficult to pray for people who are good to you. But it does stretch you to pray for people who have wounded you. Its easy to hang out with your friends at church. But its harder to seek out that person who looks like theyre miserable and alone and just listen to them for awhile. Thats agape love. Its sacrificing your comfort to do whats righteous. You can agape love people by being patient with them, by being understanding with them, by saying something encouraging or by not saying anything when you could. As humans, we are inherently selfish, constantly asking, What about me? Its time to declare war on selfishness with the power of agape love. Its time to be good and loving to people on purpose as we study and understand what scripture says about love. And let the agape love of God in you overflow to others.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 19:06:42 +0000