Do You Know Who You Are

Sorry! I couldn't resist calling attention to this:Please explain where we may find the manor . . .

I assume you are speaking of principled love, represented by the word a·ga′pe, in the Christian Greek scriptures and by the verb ʼa·hav′ and the noun ʼa·havah′, in Hebrew.

Other words often translated as 'love' are found less frequently, or not at all in the case of e′ros, or love between the sexes.

However, while a·ga′pe refers to principled love, there are good and bad principles. A wrong kind of a·ga′pe could be expressed, guided by bad principles. For example, Jesus said: “If you love [a·ga·pa′te] those loving you, of what credit is it to you? For even the sinners love those loving them." (Luke 6:32)

So, the principled love shown by God and Jesus Christ would be love motivated by their cardinal attributes of wisdom, justice, and mercy. For example "God recommends his own love to us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) This is the love we, as Christians, strive to imitate.

This one. The Spirit that only quotes verses.
John 14:26
26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
(NKJ)


Matt 7:13-15
13 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
14 "Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
(NKJ)


John 6:63
63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
(NKJ)

You never did define it. You only gave confusing examples.

I thought he described it pretty well, Agape love is love based on principle, and is motivated by Wisdom Justice and Mercy.

keep looking my friend, it is in there

Well agape isn't in the bible. Jesus set the example of what love is. To suffer wrongfully but do it willingly. And told us to do the same.

1 Pet 2:19-22
19 For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully.
20 For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.
21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
22 "Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth";
(NKJ)

With all the intellectual idiots out there trying to change Gods meanings by interpretation its easy to see why they tried to slip in lust and coveting as love.
Covet your family lust after women or men or money.

VACATION AND HUNTING SEASON
Its time for a vacation and to do deer hunting so I will have to leave you people for awhile. I think you have plenty of revelations to try to pick holes in. lolol You cant but your welcome to try.
Later

are you sure? by my count I made it just short of 228 times in the new testament alone.

Check out 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 it explains all of the principles of agape love, albeit mind your translation reads charity rather than love, use a concordance and it all becomes clear

All the best Squeaky, it has been fun

I'm not surprised you were confused.

This thread is as dull as dishwater . . . it needs more music.

Waiting to see CSI episode

You won't find Jesus on CSI

are you sure about that

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Season 3, Episode 22
Play with Fire (8 May 2003)

Jesus Cardenas

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0534726/

We all have helpful thoughts they are from our guardian angels. We all have evil thoughts they are from our devils. We all have affections they are from our soul. We all have emotions they are our demons.

Has anyone explained to you that you don't have to read my threads? Its ok I don't read yours.

It's not your thread, Squeaky. Once you post, it's open to everyone. Perhaps you shold consider opening a blog. There are a few free ones. I like blogspot. Or, maybe you could use facebook.

lololo Still straining out the gnats I see. It is my thread in the context that I started it. Now if you cant find something valid to argue about maybe you should sit back and just read, and learn.

Matt 23:24
24 "Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
(NKJ)

No. I pretty much have to stay around to bear witness to the truth.
Sorry if that makes you uncomfortable.