Love in Action
God is love. God is "agape." Agape is different than "eros," which is most often the definition of love that the world offers and understands. Every song on the radio is about this kind of love. "Eros," is physical, sexual, emotional. Agape is also different than, "phileo," which is the word for brotherly love, like the love we have for our family and friend relationships. Agape is different and holds a different strength, power and motivation. It's the word used to define God's love in 1 John 4:7-21. I've been caught by this section for a few weeks now. Agape is a love that transforms us to our very core to look and act like God, Himself. It's a love so powerful that it actually changes us and changes our perception of God, ourselves and others. Agape love brings the awareness of how holy God is, my sin nature in comparison and how incredible it is that God sent Jesus for us - it's self-sacrificing for the sake of another