AGAPE (Selfless love) doesn't seek anything for itself and therefore it is the only type of LOVE that can be considered divine.
How does one obtain this love?
For Christian agape? Prayer. Niasain 16:50, 15 March 2006
For Christian agape? Well, prayer is a way of 'reciprocating' (that sounds terrible, I know) agape, but it is given to all, not just Christians, freely. It doesn't depend on us, besides that, we should accept this love.
To obtain Agape? [AGAPE - freely giving, unconditional, un-self-centered love]
You cannot OBTAIN this love by yourself, since this love can only be given. For this love is always moving and is only Agape if it is being freely passed to another person. BUT to experience this love, here are a few suggestions...
1. Desire to Love (Agape) in this way.
2. Work on not being Egocentric
3. Start looking out for what's in the best interest of friends & enemies alike. Placing their needs above your own. Giving value to others' lives even above your own life. What is so amazing about this type of love is that as you are loving an enemy this way, they can (not always, especially at first) become your friend. In his Book "A Good Heart" when his Holiness the Buddhist Dalai Lama was presented with this concept of loving your enemies, he stated that if you don't practice compassion toward your enemy then on whom can you practice it, and then implied that animals cannot love this way...
4. Keep loving everyone this way even if they are mean to you and hurt you even to the point of death. (In other words, practice loving in this fashion at all times; though rain, snow, and dark of night.) As Aristotle said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." So to have this love, you must make it a part of yourself, make it a habit to always look out for everyone else's (Friend & Foe's) best interest...
5. Accept the Source of this AGAPE Love into your heart and God (the source of Agape) will start pouring this love through you out to others...
Welcome to the ROOT philosophy of Christianity, GOD is the source of this selfless love, AGAPE...
1 John 4:16b - God is love (agape), and the one abiding in love abides in God and God in him.
Ndmonger 19:25, 31 March 2006
Actually the goal of Agape is for man to better understand the Love of God for His creation. It is the epitome of what Community was created to look like - that which was peaceable and orderly. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God by participating in the forbidden fruit, it was an act of selfish pursuit of autonomy - which is contrary to how God created us (communal beings). Therefore, AGAPE becomes the best love language that defines God's sacrificial, unconditional and transformational love toward his creation. No other Greek word comes close.
Chris Coney 29 March 2010
For me, personally, Breaking The Chains is one way of showing my love for all humanity. Sharing my knowledge, information, products & services, resources and insight.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Have you Heard?
Listen to this recording as soon as possible!
Here is the recording from Tuesday's Corporate Update Call... the vision of MPB Today.
Listen to this recording as soon as possible and then... listen to it again! Let it sink in. If you aren't bursting at the seams then listen to it again and run the numbers yourself. We could easily become one of the Top 3 major players in the traditional grocery delivery market. I believe our distribution channel will be the envy of the industry with a sales force that will generate millions of customers in just a few short years. Your piece of this HUGE pie is just waiting for you to create what you deserve.... to give you everything that you have always wanted and more.
I want you to understand that what you have seen so far is just a minor fraction of what is about to happen in the next 12-36 months.
Playback: (218) 339-2652, Access code: 225201#
Listen to the numbers carefully. Catch the vision of our company. Skip back as many times as necessary. (Ship back by pressing the number 1, Pause by pressing number 2, Volume Up by #4, Volume Down by #6.
Phase 1 commissions are about eliminating your grocery bill.
Phase 2 commissions are about eliminating your other bills, getting caught up, and paying off your credit cards.
Phase 3 commissions will dwarf Phase 1 and Phase 2 commissions. Phase 3 commissions is about creating a lifestyle change, having total financial freedom, paying off your house and your cars, and being totally debt free.
Many people may not see the vision here for whatever reason. Grab a hold of this vision and don't let anyone or anything deter you. Don't get sidetracked or sideswiped. Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Let those that have negative opinions have them. If someone says no, move on fast because there is a yes just around the corner. Remember, you can't say the wrong thing to the right person and you can't say the right thing to the wrong person.
Thanks in advance, for being a part of the team...
Aundrea
www.Shop4FreeBiz.com
Playback Dial-in Number: 218-339-2652
Playback Access Code: 225201
Here is the recording from Tuesday's Corporate Update Call... the vision of MPB Today.
Listen to this recording as soon as possible and then... listen to it again! Let it sink in. If you aren't bursting at the seams then listen to it again and run the numbers yourself. We could easily become one of the Top 3 major players in the traditional grocery delivery market. I believe our distribution channel will be the envy of the industry with a sales force that will generate millions of customers in just a few short years. Your piece of this HUGE pie is just waiting for you to create what you deserve.... to give you everything that you have always wanted and more.
I want you to understand that what you have seen so far is just a minor fraction of what is about to happen in the next 12-36 months.
Playback: (218) 339-2652, Access code: 225201#
Listen to the numbers carefully. Catch the vision of our company. Skip back as many times as necessary. (Ship back by pressing the number 1, Pause by pressing number 2, Volume Up by #4, Volume Down by #6.
Phase 1 commissions are about eliminating your grocery bill.
Phase 2 commissions are about eliminating your other bills, getting caught up, and paying off your credit cards.
Phase 3 commissions will dwarf Phase 1 and Phase 2 commissions. Phase 3 commissions is about creating a lifestyle change, having total financial freedom, paying off your house and your cars, and being totally debt free.
Many people may not see the vision here for whatever reason. Grab a hold of this vision and don't let anyone or anything deter you. Don't get sidetracked or sideswiped. Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Let those that have negative opinions have them. If someone says no, move on fast because there is a yes just around the corner. Remember, you can't say the wrong thing to the right person and you can't say the right thing to the wrong person.
Thanks in advance, for being a part of the team...
Aundrea
www.Shop4FreeBiz.com
Playback Dial-in Number: 218-339-2652
Playback Access Code: 225201
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
From The Heart...
I was just thinking…
Most Christians say "It's in God's hands" or "God is in control".
The truth is, He gave us the control. The Bible is a book of “Choices”.
But if we want him to handle things for us, we must "Give him the control" and take our hands off. We must “choose” Him to be Lord of our lives. He doesn't need our help, but he does require our participation.
God operates in Faith, not fear. Faith and fear cannot exist at the same time. But Faith without works is dead.
Of the Ten Commandments, 4 are instructions on how we should honor Him, and the other 6 tells us how we should honor others.
Is there any Unforgiveness in your heart? How do you expect him to forgive you?
He honors his covenant with you, but if you are in covenant with Him.
Are you in honor or dishonor?
Are you in covenant? Do you tithe or do you rob God?
Are you "covered" in the Blood?
Favor is not fair. Grace is given “instead” of what we deserve.
As my Pastor, Dan Willis, would say, “I’m just sayin’”.
Most Christians say "It's in God's hands" or "God is in control".
The truth is, He gave us the control. The Bible is a book of “Choices”.
But if we want him to handle things for us, we must "Give him the control" and take our hands off. We must “choose” Him to be Lord of our lives. He doesn't need our help, but he does require our participation.
God operates in Faith, not fear. Faith and fear cannot exist at the same time. But Faith without works is dead.
Of the Ten Commandments, 4 are instructions on how we should honor Him, and the other 6 tells us how we should honor others.
Is there any Unforgiveness in your heart? How do you expect him to forgive you?
He honors his covenant with you, but if you are in covenant with Him.
Are you in honor or dishonor?
Are you in covenant? Do you tithe or do you rob God?
Are you "covered" in the Blood?
Favor is not fair. Grace is given “instead” of what we deserve.
As my Pastor, Dan Willis, would say, “I’m just sayin’”.
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