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NASB | John 13:34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 13:34 "I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too are to love one another. |
Subject: What is your definition of love? |
Bible Note: Xerxes I agree I have been a little defensive but it was your approach to me that put me in that position. If it was unintentional on your part then I apologize. Back to what your saying your definition of Agapao "A Concise Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament]: agapao: love (primarily of Christian love); show or prove one’s love; long for, desire, place first in one’s affections. [An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon]: agapao, f. eso: pf. egapeka: Ep. aor. 1 agapesa: (agape): I. of persons, to treat with affection, to caress, love, be fond of, c. acc., Att. for agapazo, Plato, etc.:—Pass. to be beloved, Id., Demosthenes. 2. in N.T. to regard with brotherly love, v. agape. II. of things, to be well pleased or contented at or with a thing, c. dat., Demosthenes, etc.:—also c. acc. rei, Id.:—absol. to be content, Lucian:—ag. oti. ., ei. ., ean. ., to be well pleased that. . Thucydides, etc." Notice in both of these they use the words like 'show', 'prove', 'treat', 'caress', contented', 'well pleased' to express the meaning of Agapao. These are actions or verbs if you will and I believe make my point. To me in the deepest sense of the word, love is still the motivator behind the action. I can say I love chocolate and I do :-) However nothing happens, nothing is accomplished. It is more or less a statement of fact nothign more nothing less. However if I let my love for chocolate make me reach into the bag and take one out then my love for chocolate becomes the motivator of my action. Something took place. One of the problems of Christianity today is we want to keep it in a philosophical discussion. Mince words and debate ideas and theology. Christianity is action. If we love Jesus we will tell the world about Him. If we love our neighbor we will share our coat with him. Once again I come back to 1 John 3:18 EdB |