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.

The โ€˜One Anothersโ€™ in Scripture Characterize Community

There are over fifty "one another" verses in Scripture (the exact number depends on your translation). One anothering describes how those in the kingdom of God function. It characterizes community, friendship, fellowship, koinonia. I decided to do a fresh study of these exhortations in scripture. Here are my observations.