Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. (John 14:21, NIV)
Agape love, the highest of the four types of love in the Bible, is selfless and sacrificial. We have a different kind of love that we mostly display as people; a love which depends on a multitude of selfish desires. What am I going to get out of this? Will it benefit me? As God's children, we are to love everyone, regardless of appearance or status, but we struggle with this notion because it doesn't feed our flesh. If we read the Bible on a daily basis, we might still struggle with our flesh, but our spirit would have the victory. Just like we eat three meals a day (and then some) to feed our flesh, we must read the Bible, pray, and seek God daily, and more than once a day in order to keep our spirit-man fed. If we would be consistent, and persistent in the things of God we wouldn't have any trouble with loving God and each other unconditionally. Amen (So be it)
Agape love, the highest of the four types of love in the Bible, is selfless and sacrificial. We have a different kind of love that we mostly display as people; a love which depends on a multitude of selfish desires. What am I going to get out of this? Will it benefit me? As God's children, we are to love everyone, regardless of appearance or status, but we struggle with this notion because it doesn't feed our flesh. If we read the Bible on a daily basis, we might still struggle with our flesh, but our spirit would have the victory. Just like we eat three meals a day (and then some) to feed our flesh, we must read the Bible, pray, and seek God daily, and more than once a day in order to keep our spirit-man fed. If we would be consistent, and persistent in the things of God we wouldn't have any trouble with loving God and each other unconditionally. Amen (So be it)
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