The What, Why, and How of Agape from the Apostle of Love

The apostle John is the real expert on true love. He writes about it more than any other author in the Bible. He alone records Jesus's new commandment to love one another in a new wayโ€”like Jesus loves us (John 13:34โ€“35). In 1 John 4:7โ€“21 alone, love (agape in Greek) is mentioned 27 times.

Advent 2022 Second Sunday: Love

My advent meditation is inspired by my recent study of 2 Corinthians which ended with a beautiful benedictionโ€”the only one that mentions all three persons of the Trinity. Last week, we looked at grace. Today, we focus on love.