AGAPE LOVE
The Word LOVE has been thrown around so casually in our culture today that there seems to be no variation between the shades of meaning. There is a huge difference between "I love this outfit" or "I love this dog!" to "I Love You"... the significant person in your life. Yet we act as if these loves all fall into the same category. Not so!
There is a Love defined as AGAPE love and it is a Greek word meaning "the Love of choice." It reflects God's kind of Love that is purely unconditional and unselfish. It is most clearly understood within the boundaries of "Covenant Love." God has cut a Covenant with His children through the death of His Son. It says in Romans 8 that nothing or no one can ever separate is from God's Agape Love expressed through Jesus Christ.
Likewise when we enter into a Covenant relationship through marriage we too are saying we will vow to Love our partner with Agape. For better or for worse...we will choose to love no matter what the cost. Now, having said that, we must realize we can not accomplish this on our own. We must rely wholly and completely on the Love and Power of the Holy Spirit within to accomplish this. As we come to God daily and freely receive His extravagant love, we are better equipped to freely pour it out. It is futile to draw from an empty well.
Agape
This Greek Ring represents the Love of Choice; God's unconditional Love.
help me Lord to be true to Your command to Love like You
to forgive selfless and free, surrendering all thoughts of me
to bear the arrows of offense, reflecting grace as recompense
to keep perspective from above, for i am nothing without Love
1 Corinthians 13
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Michelle MeadeDiscover Meaning. Discover true Christian Jewelry.
The Word LOVE has been thrown around so casually in our culture today that there seems to be no variation between the shades of meaning. There is a huge difference between "I love this outfit" or "I love this dog!" to "I Love You"... the significant person in your life. Yet we act as if these loves all fall into the same category. Not so!
There is a Love defined as AGAPE love and it is a Greek word meaning "the Love of choice." It reflects God's kind of Love that is purely unconditional and unselfish. It is most clearly understood within the boundaries of "Covenant Love." God has cut a Covenant with His children through the death of His Son. It says in Romans 8 that nothing or no one can ever separate is from God's Agape Love expressed through Jesus Christ.
Likewise when we enter into a Covenant relationship through marriage we too are saying we will vow to Love our partner with Agape. For better or for worse...we will choose to love no matter what the cost. Now, having said that, we must realize we can not accomplish this on our own. We must rely wholly and completely on the Love and Power of the Holy Spirit within to accomplish this. As we come to God daily and freely receive His extravagant love, we are better equipped to freely pour it out. It is futile to draw from an empty well.
Agape
This Greek Ring represents the Love of Choice; God's unconditional Love.
help me Lord to be true to Your command to Love like You
to forgive selfless and free, surrendering all thoughts of me
to bear the arrows of offense, reflecting grace as recompense
to keep perspective from above, for i am nothing without Love
1 Corinthians 13
Copyright 2007 www.remembermejewelry.com
Michelle MeadeDiscover Meaning. Discover true Christian Jewelry.
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