Perfect Love
Can anyone define perfect love in a few words and give a complete picture of what perfect love really is? I don't think so.
Even the Apostle Paul prayed for believers in Jesus to know the love of God which passes understanding. How can anyone know the love of God if it passes understanding? Since Paul prayed for believers it means that they do not start out with a good understanding of God's perfect love. It means that only God can give you a clear understanding of His love. It also means that the love comes by revelation and experiencing God.
The Holy scriptures show that God is love. It is a simple matter to conclude, that to know love (perfect love, agape love, or supernatural love) you must know God.
God and His love cannot be known in greater depths without friendship with God. Sins are against God and therefore against His perfect love. You cannot keep your sins and claim that you have friendship with God.
To serve other gods is against God's perfect love.
Abraham, the grandfather of Jacob (Israel), was a friend of God. Abraham experienced God's perfect love. He could not have offered up Isaac to God unless he had tasted that love. It was that love in his nature that made it possible for him to demonstrate his love for God. It is the nature of those who are born of God. That nature increases, providing the believer follows a path of obedience to God. Abraham obeyed God and came to reasonable maturity in that God kind of love. That love would not allow Abraham to turn from the right ways of God. Although he erred in a major way before, he did not waver when offering up Isaac.
Agape love is a supernatural or divine love. It is a fruit of the Spirit of God. Those who are not born of the Spirit of God cannot pour this love out to others. However, they can be affected by this love in many ways. If this love were in the hearts of everyone, then they would all love Jesus. Those who do not love Jesus do not love the real Abraham. The real Abraham, by his spiritual nature, poured out the agape love which is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. Abraham, having God's divine nature imparted into him, would not go about establishing another faith or religion where the fruit of the Holy Spirit---the fruit of perfect love, would be missing. It is simple. Those who are not blessed with faithful Abraham to have God's nature are not blessed to pour out His agape love.
Abdool N
Even the Apostle Paul prayed for believers in Jesus to know the love of God which passes understanding. How can anyone know the love of God if it passes understanding? Since Paul prayed for believers it means that they do not start out with a good understanding of God's perfect love. It means that only God can give you a clear understanding of His love. It also means that the love comes by revelation and experiencing God.
The Holy scriptures show that God is love. It is a simple matter to conclude, that to know love (perfect love, agape love, or supernatural love) you must know God.
God and His love cannot be known in greater depths without friendship with God. Sins are against God and therefore against His perfect love. You cannot keep your sins and claim that you have friendship with God.
To serve other gods is against God's perfect love.
Abraham, the grandfather of Jacob (Israel), was a friend of God. Abraham experienced God's perfect love. He could not have offered up Isaac to God unless he had tasted that love. It was that love in his nature that made it possible for him to demonstrate his love for God. It is the nature of those who are born of God. That nature increases, providing the believer follows a path of obedience to God. Abraham obeyed God and came to reasonable maturity in that God kind of love. That love would not allow Abraham to turn from the right ways of God. Although he erred in a major way before, he did not waver when offering up Isaac.
Agape love is a supernatural or divine love. It is a fruit of the Spirit of God. Those who are not born of the Spirit of God cannot pour this love out to others. However, they can be affected by this love in many ways. If this love were in the hearts of everyone, then they would all love Jesus. Those who do not love Jesus do not love the real Abraham. The real Abraham, by his spiritual nature, poured out the agape love which is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. Abraham, having God's divine nature imparted into him, would not go about establishing another faith or religion where the fruit of the Holy Spirit---the fruit of perfect love, would be missing. It is simple. Those who are not blessed with faithful Abraham to have God's nature are not blessed to pour out His agape love.
Abdool N
posted by Abdool N @ 9:05 p.m.
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