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In the New Testament, agape refers to the covenant love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for God; the term necessarily extends to the love of one's fellow human beings. [3] Some contemporary writers have sought to extend the use of agape into non-religious contexts.
9 wrz 2024 · Agape is the term that defines God's immeasurable, incomparable love for humankind. It is his ongoing, outgoing, self-sacrificing concern for lost and fallen people. God gives this love without condition, unreservedly to those who are undeserving and inferior to himself.
17 kwi 2024 · Agape love is a sacrificial love that unites and heals. We see the love of God through the cross of Jesus Christ. This love saves and restores humanity in the face of sin and death.
4 sty 2022 · God’s agape love is unmerited, gracious, and constantly seeking the benefit of the ones He loves. The Bible says we are the undeserving recipients of His lavish agape love (1 John 3:1). God’s demonstration of agape love led to the sacrifice of the Son of God for those He loves.
According to 1 John 4:8, God is love or “agape”. The verse also says that “he who does not love” — meaning someone who does not respond with that depth of love — does not really “know” the full depth of friendship, family love, or even sexual love.
19 lip 2024 · God's love in sending Jesus to die for humanity is the ultimate example of selfless, sacrificial, agape love (John 3:16). How did Jesus demonstrate agape? Jesus demonstrated perfect agape love by willingly sacrificing his life on the cross to save humanity (Romans 5:8).
8 lut 2022 · Maybe you’ve already heard that agape (ἀγάπη) is the standard word for love in the Greek New Testament, and maybe you’ve heard that it points to a specific kind of love: a selfless, giving, non-emotional love—as opposed to the friendship love of philia (φιλία).
