what is AGAPE LOVE ?
2007-07-11 18:15:47 · 13 answers · asked by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
a·gape1 (ə-gāp', ə-găp')
adv. & adj.
In a state of wonder or amazement, as with the mouth wide open.
Wide open.
a·ga·pe2 (ä-gä'pā, ä'gə-pā')
n.
Christianity. Love as revealed in Jesus, seen as spiritual and selfless and a model for humanity.
Love that is spiritual, not sexual, in its nature.
Christianity. In the early Christian Church, the love feast accompanied by Eucharistic celebration.
[Greek agapē, love.]
2007-07-11 18:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by robert p 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Phileo - means to have an affection for. This is a love that comes from feelings of fondness...sometimes called "brotherly love".
Agape - is a love that puts the other people first...this is a love based not on feelings but on thoughts. We must choose to show agape love by actively thinking about how we treat other people. Agape love is illustrated by God's love for us as expressed in John 3:16!
2007-07-12 01:23:46 · answer #2 · answered by KAL 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
AGape love is the kind of love that is unconditional. Really only through Christ can we even possess this kind. It goes against our human nature.
2007-07-12 09:16:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Agape is complete unconditional love, a good example was God giving His only son Christ Jesus to cleanse us all from sin.
2007-07-12 01:19:50 · answer #4 · answered by Just Kickin' It... 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AGAPE is God's love. It is pure and unconditional.
2007-07-12 08:07:10 · answer #5 · answered by fairgirlbluezap 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God-love... it's unconditional love. He loves you no matter what. He loves you enough to see past your faults. agape is God-love.
2007-07-12 04:12:35 · answer #6 · answered by That Guy Drew 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agape
Early Christians used it to mean the love that God had for humanity. It has also been used to mean divine, unconditional, self-sacrificing, active, volitional, and thoughtful love. Greek philosophers used forms of the word to denote love of a spouse or family, or affection for a particular activity, in contrast to philia—an affection that could denote either brotherhood or generally non-sexual affection, and eros, an affection of a sexual nature, usually between two unequal partners.
2007-07-12 01:19:17 · answer #7 · answered by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's God's unconditional love for mankind, and it's the love that people try to mimic as best as possible, also as general love for others.
2007-07-12 08:07:03 · answer #8 · answered by Andrea 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unconditional Love. The highest form of love.
Only NDEers and the like, have felt it to the max. It isn't possible to give it, or feel it fully in this world.
2007-07-12 01:31:22 · answer #9 · answered by Blank 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
agape: selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)
www.wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
2007-07-12 01:20:08 · answer #10 · answered by Scout 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋