Tag: agape

  • agapē a fruit of Love from a Higher Branch

    Charity (agape) This is our chief aim, the unconditional love of the Father given to us through his Son. Affection, friendship and romantic love are each the training ground for charity to grow. It’s also a rival to the three. C.S. Lewis – Four Types of Love Even with a half-dozen mentions of the agape…

    agape agapetos agapao 'Amazing Love, How can it be?
  • All you need is Love Love Love

    Or should I say, Love, love, love, love perhaps four times? (As just a bit earlier than the Beatles another Englishman, Clive Staples, pointed out 4 loves — each at least somewhat different from the others?) Christians throw around the LOVE jargon rather vaguely and with much overlap (as does the world). Let’s have some…

    All you need is LOVE - Luke 6:27-37 and later the Beatles
  • A First Letter to the Corinthians Intro

    in the year of our Lord ano Domini 55 [A.D. 55] & in the context of the culture of Corinth Intro PREVIOUSLY in this Talk of Jesus series from CHURCH LETTERS – IS HE WRITING TO ME? we have glanced at a few of Paul’s LETTERS (Epistles) to the Church written during his just completed…

    The Apostle Paul most likely sent his first letter to the Corinthians from Ephesus