Scripture tells us in John 3:16 ~ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ~
Biblical scholars will tell you that in Christ's time the most noble concept of love was to die for a friend. But Jesus being God, had a love that humans could not comprehend; It was called: Agape Love. My friend, when Christ died on the cross, He died for all of us and we were all sinners. Another way of putting it, we all were the 'enemy'. So you see, Jesus did not just die for a friend, He died for His enemies. Jesus raised the bar on what love is. Man could not even conceive of dying for someone who hates them, but now we, as Christians, have this type of love, this Agape Love. It can only come through us through the Holy Spirit. This love helps us to forgive our enemies as Christ forgave us.
Agape Love - (Agape is selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love, the highest of the four types of love in the Bible.)
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