"Agape"
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Greek word agape
a. Seldom used in secular Greek literature
b. When used referred to selective desire for something
or someone.
c. Greek OT (LXX) used over 300 times to refer to God's
selective and exclusive love for
Israelite people.
d. Predominant word for love in new covenant (over 250
occurrences in NT). Invested
with new meaning.
e. Representative Biblical references employing agape
Matt. 5:43,44 - "love your enemies"
Matt. 22:36-40 - "great commandment...love
God..."
Jn. 3:16 - "God so loved the world He gave His
only Son"
Jn. 13:34; 15:12 - "new commandment...love one
another.."
Jn. 17:26 - "love wherewith Thou loved Me may
be in them"
Rom. 5:5 - "love of God poured out within our
hearts"
Rom. 13:10 - "love is the fulfillment of the
law"
I Cor 13:1-13 - "...the greatest of these is
love"
II Cor. 5:14 - "the love of Christ controls
us"
Gal. 5:6 - "faith working through love"
Gal. 5:22 - "fruit of the Spirit is
love..."
I Jn. 4:7 - "everyone who loves is born of
God"
Divine basis of love
A. Character of God - "God is love" - I Jn. 4:8,16
1. Essentially
a. Absolute and independent, unnecessitated
b. immutable and uncompromising
c. personal, relational, fundamental to triune Godhead
d. Self-giving; other-oriented; desires the best for all
others, and the best is Himself.
2. Comprehensively
a. All-encompassing expression of God's character
Rom. 13:9 - "summed up in 'you shall love your
neighbor'"
Gal. 5:14 - "whole law summed up in 'love your
neighbor'"
James 2:8 - "royal law...'you shall love your
neighbor'"
b. Other attributes of God's character expressed in love
Exod. 20 - honor, respect, truth, loyalty,
fidelity,...
I Cor 13 - patience, kindness, truth, eternality
Gal. 5:22 - joy, peace, patience, goodness,
faithfulness...
Comments and faves
SeñorTipaklong (mike) [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)
nice! well put coolm36.. awesome image capture..
Coolm36 (50 months ago | reply)
Thank you so much Mike.
dee_castro (50 months ago | reply)
Hello, Mars! This is very nice. I like it.
Coolm36 (50 months ago | reply)
Kumosta, Dor! Salamat kaayo for appreciating...hehehhe. Unsay au diha?
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rcastro42 (34 months ago | reply)
I dont know the rule here but Im seeking permission Mr Coolm36 to user this photo for our church yearbook project. Incidentally our church name is Agape. Pls reply asap thanks
Coolm36 (31 months ago | reply)
Rcastro42. I'll give you the permission to use it for the greater glory of God.
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AngelaShelton (18 months ago | reply)
Love it! Used it in a post here - angelashelton.com/customer-service
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